Food Assistance

Bayside Baptist Community Food Pantry

Location: 3009 Chesapeake Beach Road, Chesapeake Beach, MD 20732
Phone: 410-257-0712
Email: info@baysidebaptist.com
Website: www.baysidebaptist.com/community-food-pantry

The Bayside Community Food Pantry provides prepackaged food baskets to families in the Chesapeake Beach and North Beach communities. Food collection baskets are located in the Bayside Welcome Center.

The Bayside Food Pantry is run by volunteers with a goal to help the hungry and share the love of Christ. Weekly food and financial donations are needed because of high demand. If you would like more information on how you can become a part of this ministry, please contact the church office.

Brooks United Methodist Church Pantry

Location: 5550 Mackall Road, St. Leonard, MD 20685
Phone: 410-586-3972
Email: brookschurch@comcast.net
Website: www.brooksumc.org

Food assistance is offered on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to noon. 

Contact Brooks United Methodist Church for more information.

Calvert Churches Community Food Pantry

Location: 100 Jibsail Drive Suite 101, Prince Frederick, MD 20678
Phone: 410-414-7474
Email: cccfp_4us@comcast.net
Website: www.cccfp.org

The Calvert Churches Community Food Pantry (CCCFP) is open to Calvert County residents located north of Broomes Island Road. The CCCFP participates in the USDA food assistance program each month. 

Supporting Churches:

• All Saints Episcopal
• Calvert Grace Brethren
• Emmanuel Baptist Church
• Emmanuel United Methodist
• Huntingtown United Methodist
• Mt. Harmony/Lower Marlboro United Methodist
• Saint Nicholas Lutheran
• Smithville Unity Methodist
• Trinity United Methodist

Many other churches provide occasional financial support.

Food assistance is offered Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday 9 a.m. to noon.

Calvert Lighthouse Food Pantry

Location: 40 Clay Hammond Road, Prince Frederick, MD 20678
Phone: 410-535-5515
Email: Calvertlighthouse@gmail.com
Website: calvertlighthousechurch.org

Food assistance is offered on the first Saturday of every month from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Calvert Lighthouse Food Pantry is currently closed but hopes to re-open in late spring.

Contact Calvert Lighthouse Church for more information.

Chesapeake Cares Food Pantry

Location: 6021 Solomons Island Road, Huntingtown, MD 20639
Phone: 410-257-3444
Email: foodpantry@chesapeakechurch.org
Website: chesapeakechurch.org/food-pantry

Visit the Chesapeake Cares Food pantry during an opening to receive food assistance.

Hours: Tuesdays from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. to  12:30p.m.

Contact the Chesapeake Church for more information.

End Hunger in Calvert County

Location: 6201 Solomons Island Road, Huntingtown, MD 20639
Phone: 410-257-5672
Email: info@endhungercalvert.org
Website: endhungercalvert.org

End Hunger in Calvert County is an accredited 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with a mission to end hunger for good in Calvert County. Their partnership with the Maryland Food Bank allows them to serve as a regional distribution center. End Hunger in Calvert County distributes food and products to 52 feeding organizations across Southern Maryland.

Contact End Hunger in Calvert County for more information.

Farming for Hunger Mobile Food Pantry

Location: 6980 Serenity Farm Road, Hughesville, MD 20637
Phone: 443-610-5657
Email: farming4hunger@gmail.com
Website: farming4hunger.com

Farming for Hunger (F4H) partners with the Maryland Food Bank “Mobile Pantry” program to grow vegetables, package and distribute fresh produce to go to residents in Southern Maryland. The goal of each produce distribution is to provide immediate relief to communities that are struggling with food insecurity.

Contact F4H if your organization would like to get involved or for more information.

First Lutheran Church

Location: 6300 Southern Maryland Blvd., Huntingtown, MD 20639
Phone: 410-257-3030
Email: flc@firstlutheranchurch.org
Website: www.firstlutheranchurch.org/home

First Lutheran Church works with Project Echo and is committed to providing the evening meal on the second Saturday of each month.

Contact First Lutheran Church for more information.

Ladies of Charity Food Pantry 

Location: 8823 Dayton Ave., North Beach, MD 20714
Phone: 410-286-7086
Email: information@ladiesofcharitycalvertcounty.org
Website: https://ladiesofcharitycalvertcounty.org/

The Ladies of Charity Food Pantry has eight openings each month and offers a nutritious menu of perishable and non-perishable groceries at each opening, including fresh produce, bread, meat and canned meals, vegetables and fruit. Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter meal groceries are also provided.

Pantry Hours: Every Tuesday from 4:30 to 6:00 pm, and every Saturday from 10:00 am to 11:00 am.  

Additionally, an on-site "mini market" is available for clients living in the North Beach senior apartments once a month. 

Contact the Ladies of Charity Food Pantry for more information.

Middleham and Saint Peter's Parish Food Pantry

Location: 10210 H G Trueman Road, Lusby, MD 20657
Phone: 410-326-4948
Email: office@mspparish.org
Website: www.mspparish.org

Middleham and Saint Peter's Parish has partnered with the Maryland Food Bank to provide food for families in need and to offer on-the-go services for those who may be unable to make it to traditional food pantry locations/times.

There is a food drop every third Friday of the month. Contact Middleham and Saint Peter's Parish if you are in need of their services or for more information.

Mount Olive United Methodist Food Pantry

Location: 10 Fairground Road, Prince Frederick, MD 20678
Phone: 410-535-5756
Email: officeadmin@mtoliveumchurch.com
Website: mtoliveumchurch.com

Pantry Hours: the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Contact Mount Olive United Methodist Church for more information.

New Life Food Pantry

Location: 9690 Shepherds Creek Place, La Plata, MD 20646
Phone: 240-259-7145
Email: calvert@mynlc.org
Website: mynlc.org 

Pantry Hours: Mondays from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Donations are accepted during Sunday morning services or at New Life's office Mondays and Thursdays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Contact New Life for more information.

Pantry on the Go

Location: 3255 Broomes Island Road, Port Republic, MD 20676
Phone: 410-495-7500
Email: cbtc1@comcast.net
Website: www.churchbythechesapeake.org

Food pantry offered at Church by the Chesapeake.

Pantry Hours: the third Friday of each month starting at 1 p.m.

Contact Church by the Chesapeake for more information.

SMILE Ecumenical Ministry Food Pantry

Location: 10290 H G Trueman Road, Lusby, MD 20657
Phone: 410-326-0009
Email: smileministries@gmail.com
Website: smileinc.org/food-pantry

The SMILE Food Pantry offers a wide variety of foods that can help you supplement your groceries each week.

Registered SMILE clients can pick up a grocery bag of canned and packaged foods once a week by bringing their SMILE card to the Food Pantry. Depending on availability, we also offer meat, cereal and bread. Fresh vegetables may be offered during the summer months when we receive donations from local community gardens or other sources.

Clients usually receive the items below, but quantities are limited.

• A bag of groceries that has been packed according to family size. The food provided depends on the availability of specific items. Clients usually receive canned vegetables, tomato products, soups, beans, pasta, tuna fish, macaroni and cheese and other items as available.
• A cold or hot cereal
• A loaf of white bread
•  Frozen meat (approx. ½ lb. per person in family) or other frozen entrees
• A dessert or sweet (if available)

Eligibility Requirements:

To obtain food, you must be a registered SMILE client.

A SMILE ID card must be presented to receive any SMILE services.
To obtain a SMILE card, you must register at the SMILE Thrift Store during its normal hours of operation:

• Mondays: 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
• Wednesdays: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Thursdays and Fridays: 10 a.m. to noon
• Saturdays: 9 a.m. to noon

You may register for yourself and/or for a family member. When you arrive at the Thrift Store, please tell the receptionist at the front desk that you want to register for services.

Contact SMILE for more information.

Solomons Mission Center Food Pantry

Location: 14454 Solomons Island Rd S, Solomons, MD 20688
Phone: 410-326-3278 
Email: solomonsmissioncenter@gmail.com
Website: https://www.solomonsmissioncenter.org/

Walk in hours are Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, or by appointment. No proof of need or geographical residence required.

Contact Solomons Mission Center for more information. 

Southern Maryland Tri-County Community Action Committee - Food Service Program

Phone: 301-274-4474
Email: info@smtccac.org
Website: www.smtccac.org/emergency-food-assistance-program

The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) is a U.S. Department of Agriculture food supplemental program administered through the Maryland Food Bank (MFB), under contract with the Maryland Department of Human Resources (DHR), and implemented by our agency for Charles, Calvert and St. Mary’s counties.

Contact the Southern Maryland Tri-County Community Action Committee for more information.

St. John Vianney Inter-Faith Food Pantry

Location: 105 Vianney Lane, Prince Frederick, MD 20678
Phone: 410-535-0223
Email: Office@SJVChurch.net
Website: www.sjvchurch.net

Food pantry services offered by St. John Vianney Church. The Calvert County Public Transportation Bus is scheduled to stop at the food pantry during open hours.

• Every Wednesday: 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
• Second Saturday of the month: 10 a.m. to noon

Contact St. John Vianney Church for more information.

More Tasty Blessings Community Kitchen

Location: 14454 Solomons Island Road S, Solomons, MD 20688
Phone: 410-326-3278
Email: solomonsmissioncenter@gmail.com
Website: www.solomonsmissioncenter.org

Monthly community dinners at Solomons Mission Center open to the public on the third Thursday of every month at 6:00 p.m. for the remainder of 2025.

Calvert County Government - Economic Development

Location: 184 B Main Street, Prince Frederick, MD 20678
Phone: 410-535-4583
Email: info@choosecalvert.com
Website: www.calvertag.com

CalvertAg, part of Calvert County's Department of Economic Development, works with nonprofit organizations to provide nutrition assistance programs (SNAP, Senior FMNP, WIC, MMM) to customers buying food at some Calvert County farmers markets and farms.

Contact the Calvert County Government's Department of Economic Development for more information.

Calvert County Public Schools- Free and Reduced Price Meals

Location: 1305 Dares Beach Road, Prince Frederick, MD 20678
Phone: 410-535-8680
Email: FSDepartment@calvertnet.k12.md.us
Website: www.calvertnet.k12.md.us/departments/child-nutrition

Some students may qualify for Free and Reduced Priced Meals (FARMS). Eligibility is typically determined based on household size and income. Parents/Guardians only need to submit one application per household if they believed their children qualify for FARMS. The application can be accessed here: Meal Benefit Application with Instructions.

CalvertHealth Farmers Market 

Phone: 410-535-4583
Website: www.healthycalvert.org

Dollar-for-Dollar Match up for $30 in Maryland Market Money Each Day. The Farmers Market accepts SNAP/EBT/P-EBT or FMNP.  Fresh produce from local farms, USA processed and inspected meats, flowers, baked goods and more! Locations, dates and time vary.  

Visit the website for the most up to date information. 

Calvert Meals on Wheels - Calvert County Office on Aging

Location: 450 W Dares Beach Road, Prince Frederick, MD 20678
Phone: 410-535-4606 or 301-855-1170
Email: CalvertMealsOnWheels@comcast.net
Website: https://www.calvertcountymd.gov/389/Meals-on-Wheels

A volunteer, non-profit organization that provides one home-delivered meal, up to five days a week. Calvert Meals on Wheels (CMOW) drivers deliver about 80 meals each weekday. Any homebound citizen over the age of 60 is eligible regardless of income status. 

Contact Calvert Meals on Wheels for more information.