Community Food Drive

The City’s Department of Community Services is running a food drive that will continue through March 31, 2026.

Nonperishable food donations will benefit PACE, the New Bedford Housing Authority, and local food pantries.

Items can be dropped off at: City Hall, Room 113 (Community Services) New Bedford Council on Aging, 181 Hillman St., Building 9, Entrance 1 Buttonwood Senior Center in Buttonwood Park.   

Update: More drop-off points have been added:  Andrea McCoy Recreation Center; New Bedford Regional Airport; and the Howland-Green and Wilks Libraries.

For more information, call the New Bedford Office of Community Services at 508-979-1464.