Our Mission is to reduce hunger by providing food assistance, sustainable living education and referral services to households living at or below poverty in Brunswick, Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Durham,  Harpswell, Lisbon, Lisbon Falls, and Topsham. We provide food assistance to over 1,200 families in need each year.Our staff and 250 dedicated volunteers provide seven programs that ensure our clients receive food assistance as well as help building skills to...

Volunteers are the heart of our organization.  Over 140 dedicated individuals volunteer each week at MCHPP.  Volunteers cook and serve food in the Soup Kitchen, pack boxes and deliver meals to homebound elders through the Reaching Elders Program, stock the Food Pantry, and process and organize tons of food in our Food Bank. Volunteers don’t get paid not because they’re worthless, but because they are...

Monday through Friday, Food Bank volunteers collect and help sort the meats, produce, breads and pastries donated to our agency by local supermarkets, farmers, food drives, and individuals like you. Volunteers work closely with Food Pantry and Soup Kitchen volunteers to ensure an adequate supply of non-perishable food products are stocked and ready for distribution. When necessary, Food Bank volunteers make trips to Good Shepherd Food Bank in Lewiston to purchase...

We provide food items to income eligible families, who can visit every 14 days. We offer fresh fruits and vegetables, personal care items, deli choices, canned goods, bread and pastries, and meat.  Last year, over 1000 households were served in the Food Pantry. The Food Pantry is open Monday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Friday from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. For more information, stop by our offices or contact Sue Elsaesser, Food...

​The Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program Soup Kitchen serves a healthy, hot meal every weekday from 11am – 12:15pm in our dining room at 84A Union Street. The meal is open to the public and all are welcome. We serve an average of 120 meals per weekday and have seen steady growth in our services over the history of our organization. Eleven volunteers run the kitchen and serve meals each weekday. In efforts to expand our services we have recently begun...

The Food Security Coalition provides support and networking for pantries in the Mid Coast area to increase their capacity to serve families in need. The Coalition was established by the United Way of Mid Coast Maine and is housed and staffed at MCHPP. ​ For more information, contact Coordinator Mary Turner, at 729-8647 x 18 or by email at [email protected]

Through the Reaching Elders Program, MCHPP and its broad volunteer base prepare and deliver boxes of food to homebound elderly individuals and disabled families two times each month.  Thirty-five families receive these food supplies each month through this unique Program. ​ For more information on the Reaching Elders Program, or to find out on how you can get involved; contact Sue Elsaesser, Food Pantry Coordinator, 725-8647 x 11, or by email...

The Summer Feeding Program provides meals to children in summer camps in the greater Brunswick area beginning in June each year.  Summer 2013 will be the sixth year we have run this program. We hope to secure additional foundation support and internship support to expand this crucial program and expand the number of youth we serve. ​ For more information, contact the Coordinator, Mary Turner at 725-2716 or by email...