How to Help

1 in 9 people in Maine struggle with hunger.1 in 5 Maine children.

According to the USDA…

Hunger in Maine (Source: USDA)

• Population:  1,405,000 million
• Food insecurity rate:  13 percent of households, or approximately 200,000 people
• Maine ranks 21st in the nation and 1st in New England in terms of food insecurity
• Child food insecurity rate: 14.6 percent, or nearly 1 in every 5 children, are food insecure (61,020 children)
• Senior food insecurity rate: 14 percent of seniors are food insecure (45,600 people)
• Maine ranks 12th in the nation, 1st in New England in terms of senior food insecurity. 1 in 3 Maine Seniors.
• Since 2005 there has been a 25 percent increase in the number of Maine people facing hunger
• At our pantry we feel no one should go hungry. Our organization is 100% volunteer and we love every minute of our service.

There are many families in our community that need help with food donations. Since the Fairfield Interfaith Food Pantry opened in January 1993 we have helped out 42,896 families equaling 117,742 people. Last year in 2024 our pantry gave food to 1,766 families equaling 4,946 people.

You could help by donating in two ways…

You can help by making a money donation. We can purchase food from area business and the Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine at savings.
A Few Examples:

15 oz. canned vegetable .90
4 pound bag of sugar $2.88
15 oz spaghetti .77
8.8 oz bag of rice $1.14
.75 oz cereal .20
1 pound bag of fishsticks $2.03
5 pound bag of flour $1.96
16 oz peanut butter $1.61

You can drop off nonperishable items to our pantry by calling Nancy Marcoux at (207) 509-9972.

We appreciate any donation big or small. We could not run our pantry without the generosity of people like you!

You have helped!