# Food and Housing Help in Springfield, MA | Dunn & Phillips > Where to find a food pantry or meal site, help applying for SNAP, and who to call about rent, homelessness or financial counseling near Springfield. [Canonical page](https://www.dunnandphillips.com/blog/food-and-housing-help-springfield/) --- - [Home](https://www.dunnandphillips.com/) - [Insights](https://www.dunnandphillips.com/blog/) - Food and Housing Help in Springfield and Western Massachusetts Insights # Food and Housing Help in Springfield and Western Massachusetts October 20, 2026 Dunn & Phillips, P.C. ## The short version - The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts' Food Finder maps pantries, meal sites and mobile distributions across Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire counties. - Project Bread's FoodSource Hotline (1-800-645-8333) helps you find food and apply for SNAP, in many languages. - Way Finders helps with housing, homelessness, RAFT rental support and financial counseling in the Springfield area. - Pantry hours change often. Call before you go. On this page - [Finding food near you](#finding-food-near-you) - [Springfield food pantries](#springfield-food-pantries) - [Help with housing and rent](#help-with-housing-and-rent) - [When you do not know where to start](#when-you-do-not-know-where-to-start) When money runs short, food and rent are usually the first things to go. The organizations below help families in Springfield and across Western Massachusetts with both. Pantry and meal-site hours change often, so call before you go. This post is part of a series on the organizations listed on our [community resources page](https://www.dunnandphillips.com/resources/). Dunn & Phillips is not affiliated with any of them. ## Finding food near you ### Food Bank of Western Massachusetts: Food Finder The Food Finder is a searchable map of pantries, meal sites and mobile distributions across Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire counties. It is the quickest way to see what is open near where you live. - **Main:** [413-247-9738](tel:+14132479738) - **SNAP/FoodSource navigator:** [413-206-6276](tel:+14132066276) - [foodbankwma.org/get-help/food-finder](https://www.foodbankwma.org/get-help/food-finder/) ### Project Bread: FoodSource Hotline A statewide, multilingual hotline that helps you find food and apply for SNAP. Call Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., or Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. - **Hotline:** [1-800-645-8333](tel:+18006458333) - **TTY:** [1-800-377-1292](tel:+18003771292) - [projectbread.org/foodsource-hotline](https://www.projectbread.org/foodsource-hotline) ### 413Cares A searchable directory of local resources across Western Massachusetts, useful when you need more than one kind of help. - [413cares.org](https://www.413cares.org) ## Springfield food pantries ### The Gray House: The Market food pantry A neighborhood food pantry in Springfield. Confirm current distribution hours by phone. - [413-734-6696](tel:+14137346696), 22 Sheldon Street, Springfield, MA 01107 - [grayhouse.org](https://grayhouse.org) ### MLK Jr. Family Services: food pantry Emergency food and SNAP assistance in Mason Square. Confirm current pantry hours by phone. - [413-746-3655](tel:+14137463655), 3 Rutland Street, Springfield, MA 01109 - [mlkjrfamilyservices.org](https://mlkjrfamilyservices.org) ## Help with housing and rent ### Way Finders Way Finders provides housing and homelessness assistance, RAFT rental support and financial counseling in the Springfield area, from its Springfield Housing Center. - **Main:** [413-233-1500](tel:+14132331500) - **Toll-free:** [1-800-332-9667](tel:+18003329667) - 1780 Main Street, Springfield, MA 01103 - [wayfinders.org](https://www.wayfinders.org) If you are facing an eviction or a dispute with a landlord, civil legal aid may be able to help. See our post on [free and low-cost legal help](https://www.dunnandphillips.com/blog/free-legal-help-western-massachusetts/). Dunn & Phillips does not handle landlord-tenant cases. ## When you do not know where to start Call **211**. Mass 211 connects you to health and human services statewide, in many languages, 24 hours a day. See our post on [911, 988 and 211](https://www.dunnandphillips.com/blog/crisis-lines-western-massachusetts/). The full list is on our [community resources page](https://www.dunnandphillips.com/resources/). The details there were last reviewed on June 22, 2026. Services and hours change, so confirm with the organization. Discuss your matter Questions about a deadline or a potential claim are best answered early. An initial conversation with the firm is confidential and without obligation. 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