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Salem Schools

Breakfast and lunch will be available to all children under the age of 18, regardless of which school you attend, from 9:00 am-11:00 am, Monday through Friday, at the following school locations:

  • Bates School – side door to the cafeteria, facing the playground
  • Bentley Academy – gym door near the big parking lot
  • Carlton Innovation School – main entrance
  • Collins Middle School – main entrance
  • Horace Mann Elementary School – second-floor entrance on the SHS side of the building, near the field
  • Saltonstall – behind the school at the cafeteria entrance by the playground
  • Witchcraft Elementary School – main entrance

Salem Transportation Department

In addition to the school distribution, starting Monday, March 16th, breakfast and lunch will be delivered by the Salem transportation department for pick up from 9 am to 10 am to any City of Salem child under the age of 18 in the following locations:

  • 1000 Loring Towers
  • Mack Park @ Tremont St.
  • Salem Common
  • Pequot Highlands @ First St.
  • Palmer Cove Park
  • Rainbow Terrace @ 2 Rainbow Terrace

These meals will be “grab-and-go” style; packaged in convenient carrying bags by the hard-working and talented Food Services Department. They will be practicing social distancing protocol at all of these locations, so please be patient as you wait for your meals.

Whenever possible, please send one family member (or as few as possible) to get meals for all children in the household.

The goal is to ensure that all Salem children have access to food during school closure. Therefore, if you need further accommodations (health concerns, disabilities, etc.), please contact the Food Service Department at 978-740-1230 to make specific arrangements.

For older adults:

  • Salem Council on Aging Lunch Program
    3 Broad Street
    (978) 744-0180
    Lunches are available Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. Home delivered meals are also offered to home-bound elders.

Food Pantries:

  • Haven From Hunger at Citizens Inn
    71 Wallis Street, Peabody, MA
    Phone: 978-531-1530
    Website: http://www.citizensinn.org/haven-from-hunger/
    Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri 10:30-2pm
  • Joseph’s Storehouse
    207 Highland Ave., Salem, MA 01970
    Phone: 978-594-4423
    Website: www.jshfoodpantry.com
    Saturdays 10:00-3:00pm
  • Food for the World
    8 North Street
    Salem, MA 01970
    978-683-9949
    1st & 3rd Saturday of the month 10am – 12pm
  • Salem Pantry
    211 Bridge Street, Salem, MA 01970
    Phone: 978-317-3738
    Website: www.thesalempantry.org
    Last Saturday of the month from 9:30-11am
  • Salem Pantry mobile location:
    Espacio, 105 Congress Street, Salem, MA 01970
    Second Saturday of the month from 10-11:30
  • Salvation Army
    93 North Street, Salem, MA 01970
    Phone: 978-744-5181
    Website: www.salvationarmyMA.org/NorthShore
    Hours: Mon-Wed-Fri 9:00am-11am
  • Jewish Family & Children’s Service (JF&CS)
    Phone: 781-647-5327
    Website: www.jfcsboston.org

Food Delivery Services

Community Meals

  • Salvation Army
    93 North Street, Salem, MA 01970
    Phone: 978-744-5181
    Website: www.salvationarmyMA.org/NorthShore
    Tues and Thurs from 12:00pm-12:30pm
  • Haven From Hunger
    71 Wallis Street, Peabody, MA
    Phone: 978-531-1530
    Website: www.havenfromhunger.org
    Services: Food pantry, soup kitchen
    Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri 5pm-6pm
  • Lifebridge
    56 Margin Street, Salem, MA 01970
    Phone: 978-744-0500
    Website: www.lifebridgesalem.org
    Hours: Breakfast – 6:30am-9am
    Lunch – 12:30pm (no lunch on Tues/Thurs.)
    Dinner – 6:30pm; Mon – Fri
  • Salem Meet & Eat
    Saltonstall School
    211 Lafayette Street, Salem, MA 01970
    Second Wednesday of the month from 5:30-7:00 pm