Food Access and Resources
Food Access and Resources
Nutrition Educators visit several food pantries in Barnstable County to show low income individuals and families how to utilize pantry available foods in healthy recipes. Here you will find an updated guide to Cape Cod Food Pantries, Soup Kitchens, Elder Services, and Meal Sites. Holiday food access and food pantry information will also be published.
A Guide to Cape Cod Food Pantries, Soup Kitchens, Elder Services, and Meal Sites that can provide you and families with food.
Download a hardcopy of the Food Resource Guide
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Baixe o Guia de Recursos Alimentares
Transportation Help for Food Access
Need help getting to or from a food pantry, meal site, or community fridge?
Cape Cod Cooperative Extension and our Food Access Coordinator, Andrea Scarpellini, are helping connect residents with transportation options and, in some cases, direct food deliveries.
If you or someone you know needs help, please fill out the Transportation Request Form below.
Your information will go directly to Andrea, who is coordinating transportation and deliveries across Cape Cod.
Please note: We are receiving a high number of requests. Andrea or a member of our team will contact you as soon as possible. If this is an urgent food need, please reach out directly to your local pantry or meal site listed in the Cape Cod Food Resource Guide while you wait for a response.
You’ll be asked to provide your name, phone number, and (if available) an email address.
If you don’t have an email, that’s okay — a phone number is enough for us to reach you.
Get More with SNAP: Earn Extra Money for Fruits and Vegetables with HIP
If you or someone you know uses SNAP benefits (formerly known as food stamps), there’s a simple way to stretch your food dollars and support local Cape Cod farms at the same time.
Through the Healthy Incentives Program (HIP), you earn extra money when you buy fresh fruits and vegetables at participating farmers markets, farm stands, and mobile markets. It’s a win-win — you eat healthier, and local farmers grow stronger communities.
To find HIP-approved farms and farmers markets near you, visit www.DTAFinder.com.
Help feed people and keep food out of landfills.
Donate excess food as a business. Volunteer as a rescuer and transport food from donors to our partners.
Reduce both hunger and food waste by rescuing excess food from restaurants, hotels, farms, markets, and other local businesses, and divert it to organizations who are able to distribute to those most in need.
Are you a local food provider who would like to ensure their excess food goes to those who need it most instead of the landfill? We can help arrange that!
Are you interested in becoming a food rescuer who volunteers by picking up unwanted food and delivering to organizations in your area who can use it? Let’s talk!
To be a food donor or food rescuer contact Andrea Scarpellini at [email protected] or (508) 375-6944.
Building Pathways to a Sustainable Food System on Cape Cod
Interested in expanding your food business and our Cape Cod food system? Check out our virtual workshop series, focused on expanding our local food system. These workshops include individual project spotlight sessions and resources, featuring presentations by community economist, Michael Shuman.
For more information, contact Andrea Scarpellini at [email protected] or (508) 375-6944.
Cooking Demonstrations and Nutrition Displays are provided with opportunity for tasting and taking home recipes is part of each visit.
Workshops are scheduled as requested using MyPlate as a visual guide to promote healthy eating and nutrition. Topics such as diabetes, cooking for one or two, meal preparation, gluten free eating, and emergency food preparation are examples of subjects covered.
Nutrition educators work with this network of about 30 food pantries to bring healthy cooking and nutrition education to low income audiences. Find more info about the Hunger Network here.
F2E is a project that continues to evolve and is based on educating the public as to healthier options to choose at food pantries and stores. Nutrition messages delivered include healthy shopping, choosing lower sodium, less solid fats and added sugars and increasing fruits and vegetables. Nutrition educators demonstrate how to prepare produce, some of which may be unfamiliar to this audience. Coordination with Barnstable County Public Nurses and local community health centers has allowed for monitoring of blood pressure and blood sugar to personalize the project and is proving to have a positive impact on the health of the pantry clients. Initial funding was made possible through a grant from Cape Cod Healthcare’s Community Benefits.
Cook Well, Live Well, Eat Well is a project of the Cape Cod Hunger Network with support from Cape Cod Cooperative Extension Nutrition Education Program and Bilezikian Family Foundation, 2011. The program is designed to steer us towards healthy food choices and tasty meals with fewer ingredients so that we might lessen our chances of chronic illness and live active and happy lives. The program is made up of three components (click on the links below to download materials):
- DVD — Featuring cooking demonstrations, nutrition and food safety education.
- Cookbook — distributed at local food pantries to encourage healthy home made meals using foods typically available at the pantries.
- Resource Binder — Copy-ready fact sheets and information for food pantry volunteers and clients. Binder sections include:
Hard copy materials have been made available to the 30+ food pantries and members of the Cape Cod Hunger Network. The public may print the materials by clicking on the links above.
Interested in Food Pantry Projects?
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