Camden Area Christian Food Pantry

10/22/2023

The Camden Area Christian Food Pantry (CACFP), located on 128 Mt. Battie St, serves 9 surrounding towns most recently adding the island of Islesboro. Since the pandemic, CACFP has accepted families outside this nucleus welcoming any family in need that meets the income guidelines. At this time of year the pantry also helps support families through the CHRHS pantry program by donating Hannaford gift cards to add to their holiday gift boxes.

CACFP offers a variety of foods as well as some personal care items. Our main sources of food are TEFAP (a federal gov’t resource for free food) and Good Shepherd Food Bank (a state resource that offers some free food and other food at reduced prices). These foods are supplemented by various generous food donations, in particular our local Hannaford stores and Erickson’s Farm. In addition, donations from food drives and personal donors add a variety of items. As always, monetary donations received from individuals and businesses throughout the year allow CACFP to purchase additional items for distribution.

We are open twice a week, Tuesdays 8-11:00 AM and Thursdays 4-6:00PM. Families can come once a week.

CACFP has had some special events over the last few years. One was the OTTO Challenge. An anonymous donor offered to match funds raised to purchase Hannaford gift cards, thus allowing families to purchase items the pantry does not offer. This was a very generous addition that the families truly appreciated. The other is an upcoming event sponsored by Maine Sport and supported by Camden Hannaford known as the Turkey Ride. Bicycle riders start at Maine Sport, proceed to Camden Hannaford (where they pick up their purchased turkey) and finish at The Camden food pantry where pantry volunteers will receive the turkeys to be distributed later that day. It is a wonderful spectacle to see riders, both young and old, all ride in at once bearing their turkeys. Individuals can sign up at Maine Sport to join the event.

Also coming up in November is CACFP’s annual appeal. These donations form the base of our operating expenses. Although the majority of the donors are local, several people from other states donate as well. We appreciate all the various ways the pantry has been supported over the past 20+ years.

If you wish to make a connection with the pantry to volunteer, donate, or more importantly, receive services, please visit

Camden Food Pantry service Camden Maine and the nearby towns of Rockport, Lincolnville, Hope, Appleton, Union, Washington, and Searsmont Maine.

05/16/2023

The Camden Area Christian Food Pantry received 40 totes (nearly 1,000 pounds!) of food to distribute to our clients thanks to the hard work of the Camden Postal Service, and the generosity of Camden residents on May 13. This was the annual Postal Food Drive to Stamp Out Hunger. Heartfelt thanks to the dedicated employees of the Camden Post Office who have generously supported this cause for many years!

12/27/2022

END of Year DONATIONS? We're so grateful to all of the wonderful people who have donated this year to CACFP. To those of you making end of year donations, thanks for considering CACFP and helping us help our clients who are battling food insecurity. Go to camdenpantry.org/donate

12/20/2022

THERE'S STILL TIME TO DONATE! We're so grateful to all of the wonderful people who helped us meet The Otto Challenge AND to the anonymous team of angels who made additional donations to benefit our clients and their families during the holidays. Donations are welcome and appreciated anytime at camdenpantry.org/donate

12/09/2022

THANK YOU 🙏to all the wonderful people who helped us meet The Otto Challenge--we did it! THANK YOU to the anonymous angels who made a $5,000 donation to be used on Hannaford Supermarkets gift cards when Otto’s donation runs out. And, lastly, to Otto, our mysterious and generous benefactor, THANK YOU for helping to make the holidays a bit more cheery for our clients and their families--meow! 🐱 Donations welcome anytime at camdenpantry.org/donate

12/08/2022

HELP THOSE IN NEED, Sat., Dec. 10, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Hannaford Supermarkets along with officers from Camden & Rockport police departments, will fill the cruiser to benefit the
Camden Area Christian Food Pantry. Just pay for any of the canned food and boxes stacked by the check-out registers which will then be delivered to the food pantry.

Midcoast police officers will be busy Saturday afternoon, Dec. 10, filling grocery bags with cans and boxes and food, loading it into their cruisers, and transporting the donations to local food pantries. But it is not just law enforcement who are...

12/05/2022

OTTO the CAT is BACK! For every $1 raised between now and Dec. 16th, Otto will double it, up to $6,700. The money will be used to purchase Hannaford gift cards to be handed out to area families in need during the holidays. To donate, send a check or visit the CACFP website to donate online.

Mysterious benefactor cat provides another challenge to help Camden Area Christian Food Pantry in time for holidays

12/02/2022

OTTO is BACK! “The holidays can be especially hard for those we serve as they struggle to feed their families...While we don’t know the identity of Otto, we’re so grateful once again for his kind-hearted and generous assistance.”

For the fourth time in three years, a donor who goes by Otto the Cat, is pledging to double donations made to a Camden Area Christian Food Pantry.

11/29/2022

OTTO Strikes Again! We're so grateful to the mysterious Otto and his wonderful challenge to donate $2 for every $1 raised to Camden Area Christian Food Pantry up to $6,700, between now and 12/16/22. Learn more here: https://tinyurl.com/ypufcnze (and/or contribute) at camdenpantry.org/donate

Camden Food Pantry service Camden Maine and the nearby towns of Rockport, Lincolnville, Hope, Appleton, Union, Washington, and Searsmont Maine.

11/28/2022

OTTO Strikes Again! We're so grateful to the mysterious Otto and his wonderful challenge to donate $2 for every $1 raised to Camden Area Christian Food Pantry up to $6,700, between now and 12/16/22. Learn more here: https://tinyurl.com/ypufcnze (and/or contribute) at camdenpantry.org/donate