The Amherst Survival Center

We are partnering with the BagShare Project and making reusable bags for our community store.
Every week a team of 17 volunteers recovers donations of fresh produce and baked goods for the Center's food and nutrition programs from generous supermarkets, businesses and local farms.
Food Drives help to stock our Food Pantry shelves and involve the whole community.
Every day we're open, visitors can get free produce and baked goods in our fresh food distribution program.
Volunteers prepare and serve thousands of meals (lunches and dinners!) a year.
Once a month, professional musicians come into the Center and perform live music during lunch as part of our TUNES AT NOON.
Our Food Pantry is open to residents of 13 towns and provides free groceries.
Volunteers welcome visitors and can offer information about the Center.
Every month, a crew of volunteers delivers groceries to senior housing buildings in Amherst as part of our senior mobile nutrition program.
The inventory of the Community Store is made up of community donations, and everyone is welcome to shop.

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Our programs are open:

Monday, Tuesday, and Friday from 11am to 3pm
(Food Pantry and Community Store open til 2:45pm)
Thursday from 11am to 7pm
(Food Pantry and Community Store open til 6:45pm)
3rd Saturday of the Month
Only Food Pantry and Community Store are open 9:30am to 11:30am)
The Center's programs are closed on Wednesdays

Donation Hours
Clothing/household items to the store: M/T/F 10:30am - 2:45pm; Thursday 10:30am-6:30pm
3rd Saturday of the month 9:30am-11:30am
Food to the Food Pantry: M/T/F 9am - 3pm; Thursday 9am-6:30pm
3rd Saturday of the month 9:30am-11:30am

The Amherst Survival Center welcomes everyone to enjoy our Breakfast Bar, Hot Lunch, Fresh Food Distribution, Free Medical Clinic, Community (free) Store—and our Community Center/Volunteer Program. The Food Pantry is available to eligible individuals. Join us!
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UPCOMING VOLUNTEER ORIENTATIONS

IN FEBRUARY/MARCH 2019:

Wednesday: February 27th – 1:00pm
Wednesday, March 20th – 1PM
Thursday, March 28th – 9:30AM

SPECIAL EVENTS & PROGRAMS

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5th – LUNAR NEW YEAR LUNCH
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15th – TUNES@NOON – MUSIC CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19th, BLACK HISTORY MONTH LUNCH with the Amherst Area Gospel Choir 12-1PM
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28th , SEWING WORKSHOP, 2-4:30PM (sign up with Tracey)
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6th – MOBILE FOOD PANTRY, 1-2PM, Southpoint Apartments
TUESDAY, MARCH 12th, FOOD TASTING with the Food Bank of Western MA, 11AM-1PM
FRIDAY, MARCH 15th, TUNES@NOON, Music of French Canada, British Isles and New England

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