For an important update to our Food Pantry Schedule and to read a letter from our Food Pantry Team, please visit this link.

Our Food Pantry is located in our Parish House and is there to ensure that no one on the island goes hungry. We have no income tests or background checks. If you need food we are happy to provide. The food pantry is also there to assist with all kinds of needs, whether you are looking to make a meal for someone coming home from the hospital or to provide a little extra support when grocery shopping is difficult.

Right now with the spread of COVID-19 and the encouragement from the town to stay on island and limit trips to the mainland, we are happy to help supplement your grocery needs, whether you are:

• trying to avoid going to town for a few needed items
• Waiting for a delayed shipment
• Or just feel like having soup for lunch and you just ran out.

The Chebeague Island United Methodist Church Food Pantry is open to everyone on Sundays from 11:30 AM - 1 PM.
   
We continue to  have fresh fruits and vegetables from local gardens and Native Maine, meats/poultry as well as canned/ jarred and dried foods.  Supplies like sponges, paper towels, and trash bags as well as personal hygiene products are available as well.  

We can arrange for pick up or delivery other times when needed.  Please bring a bag, stay 6 feet apart and wear a mask.  If you prefer to stay in your car we will be happy to help you if you want to give us a list or tell us what you need.

1. When you arrive there will be spaces marked where you can line up 6 feet apart.  With the cold weather, we are moving the food pantry inside the building. Please wait and you will be invited to come in and do your shopping.
2. Your donations are appreciated and THANK YOU for making this effort possible!  
3. If you wish to donate you go to the CUMC Website - Donate and Thank you! 
4. If you need to call you can call  Denise 207-838-6107 or Jessie 802-279-5410 or Polly Wentworth 207-233-8382. You can also email the pantry at chebundance@gmail.com.

You can find a quick list of items we have on hand below. Click here for a fuller listing! 

• Pasta and pasta kits, Canned and frozen vegetables
• Rice
• Evaporated and Almond/Rice Milk
• Condiments, Paper Goods and sponges
• Pet food, Cooking oil
• Ingredients for Chicken Soup
• Flour (1 lb Bags), Sugar, Packets of Maple Syrup, and Oats
• Canned beans of all kinds
• Half and Half

In addition there will be fresh produce available outside during those hours and there will be a place to drop food and monetary donations as well.
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We also have masks!

We are continuing to bolster our pantry in light of the uncertainties around the spread of COVID-19. We seek to make the food pantry available to help bridge the gaps in our community. You can donate supplies by dropping them off in the coolers in front of the Parish House (both perishable and non-perishable; just please label any perishable foods).  Here is our current list of needs:

​Food Pantry Needs:
Frozen turkey breast
Frozen meatballs
Frozen vegetables
Onions
Potatoes
Pasta and sauce
Apple Sauce
Shelf Stable Milk
Taco Kits
Oatmeal
Rice
Flour and yeast
Vegetable oil (small)
Whole Wheat Bread (w/o seeds)
Canned soup (chicken noodle, chicken with  rice, veggie)
Mixes (quick bread, cookies)
Crackers (saltines, graham)
Canned fish (tuna and sardines)
Hydration fluid (Gatorade, pedialyte)
Condiments
Paper Products
Laundry detergent (small)
Dish soap (small)
Fresh foods when possible
Kids snacks