FOOD PANTRY
- Our pantry is now open THURSDAY MORNINGS.
- Check-In starts at 8:30 a.m. and new registrations begin at 8:45. Distribution starts at 9:00.
- You must register and recieve a RED, BLUE, or YELLOW card. Bring this card with you every time you come to the pantry.
- You may only receive full pantry distribution every-third-week depending on the color of your registration card, however there may be extras to gather after pantry distribution has finished.
- Late-comers are welcome to these extras.
- We have made these changes in order to make sure that everyone who needs food has access and out of respect for our neighborhood during quiet times.
- Please do not arrive before 7:30 a.m.
- Numbers are given in random order; there is no benefit to being first in line.
The High Street Food Pantry is run by two lead organizations: High Street Congregational Church (HSCC) and the United Methodist Church of Auburn (UMC).
This organization has been in existence for 20 years and has a volunteer roster of 40-plus individuals ranging in ages from 10 to 95. Besides UMC and HSCC, there are additional churches, two community banks and a community healthcare & social services nonprofit agency that provide volunteers. Fifteen or more volunteers are required each week to keep things on track, plus 5 truck drivers are needed for food deliveries from Good Shepherd Food Distribution Center.
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the State or local Agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Mail Stop 9410, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.
USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
Literacy For All
- Over 20,000 children’s books donated.
- Dictionaries, cooking & travel books.
- Assists with child & adult literacy.
Warm Hands & Heads
500+ pairs of mittens & gloves, hats & scarves, knitted with love for kids & adults.
Other Programs
- 60+ Flu shots.
- Medicare/Maine-Care benefit education.
- $3,000 in Hannaford gift cards for holiday dinners at Easter & Thanksgiving.
- 300+ Christmas Stockings.
Other Partnerships
- Assistance to patients in need of food, partnering with Androscoggin Home Health & Hospice, Inc.
- Nutritional education by University of Maine Cooperative Extension.
