The Family Pantry – Damien’s Place located at 3065 Cranberry Highway East Wareham, is named for Saint Damien DeVeuster, a member of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary.
Saint Damien was a missionary in the Hawaiian Islands who dedicated his last years caring for the abandoned lepers of Molokai. He contracted the disease and died in 1889. In the spirit of Saint Damien, Fr. Gabriel Healey and Fr. Thomas McElroy, members of the same Congregation, founded the Pantry in April 1992.
For more than 30 years, the Pantry was managed and led by Mrs. Carol Cordeiro. Mrs. Cordeiro retired in 2020. The Family Pantry will always be grateful to her for her tireless dedication to the Pantry’s Mission and for her service to our guests and volunteers.
Visit the Family Food Pantry or donate today.