MCC Food Pantry Information
The MCC Food Pantries are open and free for MCC students and employees. While MCC classes are mostly remote, the pantries will be accessible by individual request, 7 days/week, 8am - 8pm.
To access either food pantry, and/or to obtain a $25 Market Basket gift card:
- Call Public Safety: Bedford (781-589-0234); Lowell (781-589-1384) to have them meet you outside the Cowan center or Bedford House.
- Please have your MCC student ID and/or A# with you to provide to the Public Safety Officer if requested.
- When visiting the MCC campus, you must wear a mask or face shield (required) and gloves (preferred).
- If you have Covid-like symptoms, have tested positive for Covid-19, or been exposed to an individual who has tested positive, please do not visit the MCC Food pantries. We will arrange an alternate way to get food to you.
- If available, you can also ask Public Safety for 1 grocery store gift card (2 cards if you have 2+ children at home).
- You can bring a reusable bag with you if you’d like, and please be thoughtful about only taking what you need.
- The pantry has a variety of food and personal care items available based on what we receive from our supporters. Items often include peanut butter, jelly, canned fruits & vegetables, canned tuna & chicken, pasta, rice, condiments, baby food, cereal, coffee, tea, soap, menstrual products, paper goods, and more.
For more information about anything related to the MCC Food Pantries, email foodpantry@middlesex.mass.edu.
Click here if you'd like to support the MCC Food Pantries monetarily. We are not currently accepting donations of food or personal care items due to covid-19.
Community and Government Resources:
Volunteer Opportunities
In order to support the health and safety of our campus community, we are temporarily
suspending our volunteer program at the MCC Food Pantries. However, we will be VERY
excited to welcome volunteers back again once the pandemic has subsided. For any questions
about volunteering at the MCC Food pantries, please contact us at foodpantry@middlesex.mass.edu.
We'd like to thank the following supporters of the food, housing, and financial needs of our MCC Community.
City of Lowell – Department of Planning and Development
Community Teamworks Inc.
DCU Bank of Lowell
Greater Lowell Community Foundation
Individual and Corporate Sponsors and Donors
Massachusetts Department of Higher Education
Merrimack Valley Food Bank