Food Stamp Info 1-800-249-2007
Food Source Hotline 1-800-645-8333
Food Pantries: Brockton, MA
- Catholic Charities, 686 N. Main St., 508-587-0815 M-F 10-2pm
- Charity Guild, 501 N. Main St., 508-583-5280 M-Th 10-2pm (clothing also available)
- Mainspring, 54 N. Main St., 508-587-5441 Wed. 10-2pm
- Salvation Army, 216 Centre St., 508-583-1896, Tue-Fri 1-3pm
- Torn Veil Church of God, 105 Pleasant St., 508-583-1896 Tue-Thur 10-2pm
- Trinity Baptist Church, 1376 Main St., 508-588-4668 Wed. 4-6pm
- David Louison Center, 137 Newbury St., 508-584-4315, Thurs. 10-2pm
- Assembly of God, 199 Warren Ave., 508-583-7222 Fri. 10-12pm
- My Brother's Keeper, 508-238-4416, Tue.-Fri. 12:30-4pm (Calls only; no messages)
SOUP KITCHEN
St. Paul's, 80 Pleasant St., Brockton 508-587-0877, Mon-Sat, LUNCH, 12-1:30pm
WIC
795 Pleasant Street, Brockton 508-588-8241
Healthy Incentives Program
The Healthy Incentives Program (HIP) is a Massachusetts program that allows users to be reimbursed when you use your EBT card to buy fruit and vegetables at participating farms.
Vineyard Farm, located at 175 East Center St. in West Bridgewater, is a HIP program participant. When using your SNAP EBT card to make purchases, you will receive and instant credit ranging from $40 for households of 1-2 people up to $80 for households of 6 or more.
SNAP
What is Snap?
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is a federal program that offers nutrition assistance benefits to millions of eligible, low-income individuals and families. On a monthly basis, SNAP participants receive a fixed quantity of SNAP benefits on an Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) Card. The SNAP EBT card can be used like a debit card to purchase healthy food at authorized area retail stores and supermarkets.
For more information, contact Choyah Pennyfeather at [email protected]
How to Apply
The Brockton Public Schools is proud to offer additional hours at the Parent Information Center designated to assist families to apply for SNAP benefits. Please feel free to visit us at the Parent Information Center, located at 60 Crescent St., Brockton, Massachusetts. If you are a working family or parent, and need assistance with (SNAP), the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The SNAP program provides nutrition benefits to supplement the food budget of families in need of support. For help applying for SNAP benefits or re-certification of benefits please contact Choyah Pennyfeather, Community Partnerships and Resources Coordinator at 508-894-4596 or email at [email protected].
Get Help Applying
You must fill out the Permission to Share (PSI) form and the SNAP Application in your preferred language. Both forms are available for download below.
Submit in person (by appointment only) by calling 508-894-4596 to schedule a meeting.
More comfortable submitting your forms in person?
Please feel free to bring your forms in to:
Choyah Pennyfeather
Community Partnerships and Resources Coordinator
508-894-4596
[email protected].
Crosby Administration Building
43 Crescent St., Brockton, Massachusetts 02301
Optional: Download the DTA Connect App
The Department of Transitional Assistance offers the DTA Connect app, which lets you view and manage your case information. It can be downloaded from Google Play or the App Store.
Now you can manage your benefits with a few quick clicks.
- Upload and submit important documents
- Update your contact information
- Request an income verification letter (proof of DTA benefits)
No more long lines or hold times.
Download in the Google Play Store
Download in the Apple Store
