Canton Helpline

📦💛 What an incredible day at the Canton Helpline Food Pantry!

Today, the amazing 5th grade students from the Hansen Elementary School loaded the donation truck, walked the food to the pantry, weighed it, and helped sort all of the donated items.

Together, they collected an incredible 711 pounds of food for our neighbors in need!

The students were enthusiastic, hardworking, and eager to learn about how the pantry serves our community. It was wonderful to see their compassion, teamwork, and commitment to helping others.

Thank you to the Hansen Elementary 5th graders, their teachers, and everyone who contributed to this successful food drive. Your generosity will make a real difference for local families 💛

🥕🍅 Fresh food and community support in action! 🍅🥕

Today, Perry picked up our first donation of fresh produce from Brookwood Community Farm! We are so grateful for this partnership, which helps us provide fresh, healthy fruits and vegetables to our neighbors through the Canton Helpline Food Pantry.

We also extend a huge thank you to MEDITECH for their generous donation of 207 pounds of food. Donations like these help keep our shelves stocked and ensure that local individuals and families have access to the food they need.

Every donation, every volunteer, and every act of kindness makes a difference. Thank you to everyone who supports our mission and helps strengthen our community.

💛Together, we are nourishing our neighbors and building a stronger community, one donation at a time.

The Canton Community Garden generously donated fresh thyme, lemon thyme, and dill today. Melanie stopped in this morning with these beautiful herbs from her garden and spent time carefully cleaning and preparing them so they were ready to be used right away for the community.

We are so grateful for this thoughtful donation and for the time and care that went into making sure everything was perfect. Acts of kindness like this truly make a difference 💛.

💛Volunteers Needed at the Canton Helpline Food Pantry💛

We're looking for dedicated volunteers to help support our community members. If you have a few hours to spare, we'd love to have you join our team!

📅 Current Volunteer Opportunities:

🔹 Mondays, 8:00–11:00 AM

• Unload delivery trucks
• Sort fresh produce
• Stock pantry shelves

🔹 Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 8:00 AM–12:00 PM

• Shop with clients
• Stock shelves and assist with pantry operations

🔹 4th Wednesday of Each Month, 2:00–4:00 PM

• Help unload the Greater Boston Food Bank delivery truck

🔹 First Saturday of Each Month, 9:30–11:30 AM

• Shopping with clients

Interested? Please complete our Volunteer Interest Form:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScc8gzt_LbB_Q6HWGimU1tcQBuZg3cdd9QKSxWdzqUQildoLA/viewform

We can't do it without our amazing volunteers!

Sophie & Emma completed a personal and women’s hygiene donation drive as part of their B’Not Mitzvah project on May 9th. 💛

They unloaded, weighed, sorted, and stocked an incredible 347 pounds of donations! In addition, they donated a check and still have $300 left to spend — which will be used to purchase more tampons for those in need.

Their mom and a friend also joined in to help with our delivery truck. We are so grateful for their kindness, hard work, and dedication to helping others in our community!

A great partnership in action! 💛

Today, Canton Helpline Food Pantry Director Becca Trayers stopped by DEHS with food donations, with Beth Barrerra from DEHS lending a helping hand. We are so grateful for this continued partnership and shared commitment to supporting the community!

Today, Becca Trayers, our Food Pantry Director, proudly represented the Canton Helpline at the Memorial Day event sponsored by Knollwood Memorial Park and the Canton Veterans Department as we came together to honor and remember the brave men and women who served our country 🇺🇸.

Thank you to Knollwood Memorial Park and the Canton Veterans Department for hosting this meaningful tribute and to everyone who joined in remembering our loved ones and heroes. We are grateful to be part of such a caring community.

The Canton Helpline Food Pantry is currently in need of donations to help support local families in our community. We are especially looking for the items shown below, and we could also use milk crates for storage and organizing deliveries.

Any donation, big or small, is greatly appreciated and makes a difference for our neighbors in need. Thank you for your continued kindness and support 💛.

We are thrilled to celebrate our Food Pantry Director, Becca Trayers, who graduated yesterday with her MSW in Social Work! Her compassion and commitment to helping others make a difference every day at the Canton Helpline Food Pantry, and we are so proud of this well-deserved achievement. Congratulations Becca!