Food and Housing Help in Springfield and Western Massachusetts

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. 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
• SNAP/FoodSource navigator: 413-206-6276
• 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
• TTY: 1-800-377-1292
• 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

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, 22 Sheldon Street, Springfield, MA 01107
• 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, 3 Rutland Street, Springfield, MA 01109
• 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
• Toll-free: 1-800-332-9667
• 1780 Main Street, Springfield, MA 01103
• 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. 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.

The full list is on our community resources page. The details there were last reviewed on June 22, 2026. Services and hours change, so confirm with the organization.