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Soup Kitchens & Free Meals in Baltimore, MD: Hours & Schedule
Baltimore has 4 soup kitchens & free meals, plus 35 other free-food locations shown below. Filter by type or what's open, and call ahead to confirm hours.
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Tue: 11 AM – 12:30 PM · Wed: 11:30 AM – 2 PM · Thu: 11:30 AM – 1 PM ET
Baltimore
Tue, Fri: 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM ET
Photo ID 21224
3rd Saturday of each month · 9 AM – 12 PM
Baltimore City
Tue: 10 AM – 12 PM ET
Photo ID All areas
Tue: 10:30 AM – 1 PM · Wed: 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM ET
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1st Saturday of each month · 2 PM – 3:30 PM
Baltimore City
Mon, Thu: 9 AM – 11 AM · Sat: 10 AM – 12 PM ET
Photo ID Baltimore
Tue, Thu: 9 AM – 11 AM ET
All areas
Mon, Wed, Thu: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
All areas
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri: 9 AM – 11:30 AM · Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri: 1 PM – 3:30 PM ET
Baltimore County
Mon: 9:15 AM – 10:30 AM · Mon, Wed, Fri: 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
Baltimore City
Sun: 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM · Fri: 11 AM – 3 PM ET
Baltimore City
Sat: 9 AM – 12 PM ET
Photo ID Zip Code 21202
3rd Tuesday of each month · 12 PM – 3 PM
Photo ID Baltimore City
2nd Tuesday of each month · 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM • 4th Tuesday of each month · 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Photo ID Baltimore City
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri: 9 AM – 3:30 PM ET
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Photo ID All areas By appt
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri: 10 AM – 2 PM ET
ID needed Baltimore City
Mon, Wed, Fri: 10 AM – 2 PM ET
Baltimore City
Sat: 10 AM – 12 PM ET
Hamilton
Mon, Wed: 4 PM – 6 PM ET
21215
1st Wednesday of each month · 9 AM – 11 AM
Baltimore City
Tue: 11 AM – 1 PM ET
Baltimore City
Tue: 8 AM – 12 PM ET
Baltimore City
Sat: 10 AM – 12 PM ET
Baltimore City
1st Tuesday of each month · 11 AM – 1 PM • 3rd Tuesday of each month · 11 AM – 1 PM
Baltimore City
Tue, Thu: 11 AM – 1 PM ET
Baltimore City
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All areas
2nd Saturday of each month · 10 AM – 11 AM
All areas
2nd Saturday of each month · 10 AM – 12 PM
Baltimore City
Mon, Wed, Fri: 9 AM – 12 PM ET
Baltimore City
Sat: 10 AM – 12 PM ET
All areas By appt
Sat: 9 AM – 10 AM ET
All areas
Wed, Fri, Sat: 9 AM – 12 PM ET
All areas By appt
Tue: 11 AM – 1 PM ET
ID needed Baltimore City
Wed: 10 AM – 12:30 PM ET
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Wed: 5 PM – 7 PM · Sat: 10 AM – 12 PM ET
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Baltimore
Tue, Thu: 10 AM – 12 PM ET
All areas
None open then.
Baltimore is an independent city in Maryland's Central Maryland region, distinct from the surrounding county that shares its name. The directory lists 39 places to get free food here as of September 2026: 35 food pantries, 4 soup kitchens & free meals. Ames Shalom Community - Soup Kitchen (613 Baker Street) and City Template Outreach Soup Kitchen Rent Assistance (317 Dolphin Street) are among them. Every listing is checked against public sources. We hide the ones we can't confirm, we say call ahead where hours aren't confirmed, and there are no ads, logins, or fees.
What to bring
- A photo ID, if you have one (many pantries don't require it)
- Proof of address, like a piece of mail (some ask, most don't)
- Bags, a box, or a cart to carry groceries home
- The number of people in your household, that's usually all they need
How it works in Baltimore
- Find a pantry on the map above that's open today
- Call ahead to confirm hours (they can change)
- Go during open hours; most are walk-in, no appointment
- Take what you need. There's no cost and no application
You're welcome here. Pantries are for anyone going through a hard stretch. No judgment.
What neighbors know
These places change. If you've been to a pantry in Baltimore, leave a quick note so the next person walks in prepared: what to bring, when lines form, how they treat folks.
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Open by day in Baltimore
Planning around a day off? Here's what's open each day in Baltimore. Call ahead to confirm.
Soup Kitchens & Free Meals open Monday in Baltimore
- City Template Outreach Soup Kitchen Rent Assistance: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
- CARES Food Pantry - GEDCO: 9 AM – 11 AM
- Community Assistance Network: 9 AM – 11:30 AM
- Corpus Christi Church Food Pantry: 9:15 AM – 10:30 AM
- Fishes and Loaves Pantry - W Patapsco Avenue Baltimore: 9 AM – 3:30 PM
- Food Pantry at Harford Senior Center: 10 AM – 2 PM
- Franciscan Center Food Pantry: 10 AM – 2 PM
- Good Shephard Baptist Church Emergency Food Pantry: 4 PM – 6 PM
- New Life Food Pantry: 9 AM – 12 PM
Soup Kitchens & Free Meals open Tuesday in Baltimore
- Ames Shalom Community - Soup Kitchen: 11 AM – 12:30 PM
- First Mount Calvary Pantry And Soup Kitchen: 9:30 AM (2nd Tuesday)
- Assisi House Food Pantry: 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
- Beechfield United Methodist Church - Food Pantry: 10 AM – 12 PM
- Beth-El Church of Christ Food Pantry And Soup Kitchen: 10:30 AM – 1 PM
- Church on the Rock: 9 AM – 11 AM
- Community Assistance Network: 9 AM – 11:30 AM
- First Emmanuel Baptist Pantry - Emergency Groceries: 12 PM (3rd Tuesday)
- Fishes and Loaves Pantry - W Patapsco Avenue Baltimore: 9 AM – 3:30 PM
- Food Pantry at Harford Senior Center: 10 AM – 2 PM
- Homestead Umc Community Service Center: 11 AM – 1 PM
- Jonah House Food Pantry: 8 AM – 12 PM
- Loch Raven Umc Food Pantry: 11 AM (1st Tuesday)
- Macedonia Project Food Pantry at New Creation Christian Church: 11 AM – 1 PM
- Project Plase Food Pantry: 11 AM – 1 PM
- Zion Baptist Church Food Pantry: 10 AM – 12 PM
Soup Kitchens & Free Meals open Wednesday in Baltimore
- Ames Shalom Community - Soup Kitchen: 11:30 AM – 2 PM
- City Template Outreach Soup Kitchen Rent Assistance: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
- Beth-El Church of Christ Food Pantry And Soup Kitchen: 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
- Community Assistance Network: 9 AM – 11:30 AM
- Corpus Christi Church Food Pantry: 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
- Fishes and Loaves Pantry - W Patapsco Avenue Baltimore: 9 AM – 3:30 PM
- Food Pantry at Harford Senior Center: 10 AM – 2 PM
- Franciscan Center Food Pantry: 10 AM – 2 PM
- Good Shephard Baptist Church Emergency Food Pantry: 4 PM – 6 PM
- Hampden Food Pantry at Hampden United Methodist Church: 9 AM (1st Wednesday)
- New Life Food Pantry: 9 AM – 12 PM
- Perry Hall United Methodist Church: 9 AM – 12 PM
- The Church Of The Redeemed of The Lord: 10 AM – 12:30 PM
- The Food Pantry At St. Clement: 5 PM – 7 PM
Soup Kitchens & Free Meals open Thursday in Baltimore
- Ames Shalom Community - Soup Kitchen: 11:30 AM – 1 PM
- City Template Outreach Soup Kitchen Rent Assistance: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
- CARES Food Pantry - GEDCO: 9 AM – 11 AM
- Church on the Rock: 9 AM – 11 AM
- Community Assistance Network: 9 AM – 11:30 AM
- Fishes and Loaves Pantry - W Patapsco Avenue Baltimore: 9 AM – 3:30 PM
- Food Pantry at Harford Senior Center: 10 AM – 2 PM
- Macedonia Project Food Pantry at New Creation Christian Church: 11 AM – 1 PM
- Zion Baptist Church Food Pantry: 10 AM – 12 PM
Soup Kitchens & Free Meals open Friday in Baltimore
- Assisi House Food Pantry: 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
- Community Assistance Network: 9 AM – 11:30 AM
- Corpus Christi Church Food Pantry: 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
- Deaf Shalom Zone Food Pantry: 11 AM – 3 PM
- Fishes and Loaves Pantry - W Patapsco Avenue Baltimore: 9 AM – 3:30 PM
- Food Pantry at Harford Senior Center: 10 AM – 2 PM
- Franciscan Center Food Pantry: 10 AM – 2 PM
- New Life Food Pantry: 9 AM – 12 PM
- Perry Hall United Methodist Church: 9 AM – 12 PM
Soup Kitchens & Free Meals open Saturday in Baltimore
- Baltimore Dream Center - Brooklyn Church of God: 9 AM (3rd Saturday)
- Bmore Community Food Pantry: 2 PM (1st Saturday)
- CARES Food Pantry - GEDCO: 10 AM – 12 PM
- Donald Bentley Food Pantry: 9 AM – 12 PM
- GEDCO - North East Food Pantry: 10 AM – 12 PM
- Loaves and Fishes at Epiphany Lutheran Church: 10 AM – 12 PM
- Mt Zion Food Pantry: 10 AM (2nd Saturday)
- Nancy Bennett Food Pantry At Trinity Presbyterian: 10 AM (2nd Saturday)
- New Shiloh Baptist Church Food Pantry: 10 AM – 12 PM
- Our Lady of Victory Parish: 9 AM – 10 AM
- Perry Hall United Methodist Church: 9 AM – 12 PM
- The Food Pantry At St. Clement: 10 AM – 12 PM
Soup Kitchens & Free Meals open Sunday in Baltimore
- Deaf Shalom Zone Food Pantry: 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Good to know
Which soup kitchens & free meals in Baltimore are open today?
It depends on the day. By day of week, Baltimore soup kitchens & free meals are open: Monday (9), Tuesday (13), Wednesday (13), Thursday (9), Friday (9), Saturday (8), Sunday (1). Each listing below shows its exact hours. Call ahead to confirm, especially around holidays.
Are there soup kitchens & free meals in Baltimore open on weekends?
Yes, 8 open Saturday and 1 open Sunday in Baltimore. Look for the Sat/Sun markers in the schedule below.
Where can I get emergency food in Baltimore today?
Most Baltimore soup kitchens & free meals take walk-ins during open hours. No appointment needed. For same-day help any time, call 211 (Oklahoma's free, confidential food-assistance line). The listings below are kept current and most serve anyone in need without income verification.
What do I need to bring to a food pantry in Baltimore?
Most Baltimore soup kitchens & free meals are open to anyone in need and don't require proof of income. It helps to bring a photo ID, proof of address if you have it (a utility bill or piece of mail), bags to carry food, and the number of people in your household. Requirements vary. Check each listing or call ahead.
Do I need an appointment, or can I walk in?
Most soup kitchens & free meals are walk-in during open hours. A few run on set monthly dates or by appointment. Those say so on their listing.
Which soup kitchens & free meals serve Baltimore, Oklahoma?
These soup kitchens & free meals serve Baltimore and nearby areas, including ZIP codes 21217, 21205, 21231, 21225, 21229, 21215. Anyone in need is welcome. You don't have to live in a specific ZIP.
Which soup kitchens & free meals in Baltimore are open on Monday?
9 soup kitchens & free meals in Baltimore are open Monday: City Template Outreach Soup Kitchen Rent Assistance, CARES Food Pantry - GEDCO, Community Assistance Network, Corpus Christi Church Food Pantry, Fishes and Loaves Pantry - W Patapsco Avenue Baltimore, Food Pantry at Harford Senior Center, Franciscan Center Food Pantry, Good Shephard Baptist Church Emergency Food Pantry, and 1 more. See each listing's exact hours below and call ahead to confirm. Hours can change around holidays.
Which soup kitchens & free meals in Baltimore are open on Tuesday?
16 soup kitchens & free meals in Baltimore are open Tuesday: Ames Shalom Community - Soup Kitchen, First Mount Calvary Pantry And Soup Kitchen, Assisi House Food Pantry, Beechfield United Methodist Church - Food Pantry, Beth-El Church of Christ Food Pantry And Soup Kitchen, Church on the Rock, Community Assistance Network, First Emmanuel Baptist Pantry - Emergency Groceries, and 8 more. See each listing's exact hours below and call ahead to confirm. Hours can change around holidays.
Which soup kitchens & free meals in Baltimore are open on Wednesday?
14 soup kitchens & free meals in Baltimore are open Wednesday: Ames Shalom Community - Soup Kitchen, City Template Outreach Soup Kitchen Rent Assistance, Beth-El Church of Christ Food Pantry And Soup Kitchen, Community Assistance Network, Corpus Christi Church Food Pantry, Fishes and Loaves Pantry - W Patapsco Avenue Baltimore, Food Pantry at Harford Senior Center, Franciscan Center Food Pantry, and 6 more. See each listing's exact hours below and call ahead to confirm. Hours can change around holidays.
Which soup kitchens & free meals in Baltimore are open on Thursday?
9 soup kitchens & free meals in Baltimore are open Thursday: Ames Shalom Community - Soup Kitchen, City Template Outreach Soup Kitchen Rent Assistance, CARES Food Pantry - GEDCO, Church on the Rock, Community Assistance Network, Fishes and Loaves Pantry - W Patapsco Avenue Baltimore, Food Pantry at Harford Senior Center, Macedonia Project Food Pantry at New Creation Christian Church, and 1 more. See each listing's exact hours below and call ahead to confirm. Hours can change around holidays.
Which soup kitchens & free meals in Baltimore are open on Friday?
9 soup kitchens & free meals in Baltimore are open Friday: Assisi House Food Pantry, Community Assistance Network, Corpus Christi Church Food Pantry, Deaf Shalom Zone Food Pantry, Fishes and Loaves Pantry - W Patapsco Avenue Baltimore, Food Pantry at Harford Senior Center, Franciscan Center Food Pantry, New Life Food Pantry, and 1 more. See each listing's exact hours below and call ahead to confirm. Hours can change around holidays.
Which soup kitchens & free meals in Baltimore are open on Saturday?
12 soup kitchens & free meals in Baltimore are open Saturday: Baltimore Dream Center - Brooklyn Church of God, Bmore Community Food Pantry, CARES Food Pantry - GEDCO, Donald Bentley Food Pantry, GEDCO - North East Food Pantry, Loaves and Fishes at Epiphany Lutheran Church, Mt Zion Food Pantry, Nancy Bennett Food Pantry At Trinity Presbyterian, and 4 more. See each listing's exact hours below and call ahead to confirm. Hours can change around holidays.
Which soup kitchens & free meals in Baltimore are open on Sunday?
1 soup kitchens & free meals in Baltimore is open Sunday: Deaf Shalom Zone Food Pantry. See each listing's exact hours below and call ahead to confirm. Hours can change around holidays.
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