Food Insecurity Programs
Food Pantry & Open Table
Food Pantry: Mondays and Wednesdays at 11:00am-12:30pm
The Open Table: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 11:00am-12:30pm. On the 3rd and 4th Thursdays at 6:30pm-7:30pm.
These two programs provided nearly 300,000 meals in 2025. Anyone living in the City of Chester can receive bagged food from our pantry. The Food Pantry offers enough bagged groceries for each family member to have three meals a day for six days. Emergency Food is also provided to anyone who expresses a need, regardless of income. Our Open Table program serves hot and nutritious meals to anyone who is in need.


The Open Closet
Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:00am-12:30am FREE
Anyone living in the City of Chester can help themselves to the donated clothes and all types of household items. Guests also have access to diapers, formula, household items, personal hygiene products, books, toys, games, and more!
The Open Closet is located on the ground floor of St. Paul’s Church and operates before the Open Table begins on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
As of January 2026, our clothes are available at all times as we leave them in the front room so guests can help themselves to clothes any time they are in the building.
