Welcome!

Welcome to our transitional website! We’ll have a big announcement in the coming weeks, but while that’s under wraps, we hope you’ll poke around here.

We are the nonprofit financial partner of the town-run food assistance operation (Bedford Food Bank). BCT/P has 501(c)(3) status and is recognized as a charity by the IRS and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. We are staffed solely by volunteers and funded by donations from individuals, corporations and other organizations.

Commonly known as Bedford Food Pantry, we have been involved in food assistance efforts in Bedford, MA since 1991. Until the advent of Bedford Food Bank, our volunteers provided free bags of groceries on Thursdays and coordinated community dinners at Bedford Town Center (12 Mudge Way). Since then we have been the primary funding partner of the Bedford Food Bank. 

The Bedford Food Bank can now accept tax-deductible donations directly. If you are required or prefer to donate to a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, we hope you’ll click on our Donate tab. Our EIN is 04-3128840. Either way, your contribution will help address food insecurity in Bedford.

Supporting a stronger, healthier Bedford

After several years participating in the Greater Boston Walk for Hunger, a local family decided to bring the fight against hunger closer to home. In January 1991 they began seeking volunteers and filing forms, and six months later the Bedford Community Table/Pantry became a reality. The organization has nonprofit 501(c)(3) status and is recognized as a charity by the IRS and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is staffed solely by volunteers, and funded by donations from individuals, corporations and other organizations.

Until the 2020 pandemic, each Thursday volunteers prepared a complimentary community dinner for all at the Bedford Town Center on Mudge Way, and packed and handed out bags of groceries to area residents who needed assistance.

Starting in March 2020, the food pantry operation went on hiatus and began supporting the town’s Bedford Food Bank and other local food assistance nonprofits with food, money and volunteers. We are now the primary source of ongoing financial support for the Bedford Food Bank.

Bedford Community Table/Pantry, Inc. is a nonprofit 501(c)3 corporation. Our EIN is 04-3128840.