# The Open Door: Thrift Store in Gloucester, MA

> The Open Door is a thrift store in Gloucester, MA.

Source: https://thriftnearby.com/ma/gloucester/the-open-door/

This thrift store at 28 Emerson Ave in Gloucester, Massachusetts, belongs to The Open Door, a food resource nonprofit with food pantries in Gloucester and Ipswich and a thrift store called Second Glance. It offers groceries, meals, SNAP application assistance, mobile markets, summer meals for kids, and cooking workshops. Reviewers mention the food pantry, community, volunteers, and kindness. Open Monday through Friday, with a wheelchair accessible entrance and free parking.

> The Open Door is a food resource nonprofit with food pantries in Gloucester and Ipswich MA, and a thrift store, Second Glance, in Gloucester MA. Groceries, meals, SNAP Application Assistance, Medically Tailored Groceries, Mobile Markets, Summer Meals for Kids, Holiday Meal Baskets, nutrition education, cooking workshops, and more available. The Open Door serves 11 communities: Gloucester, Rockport, Ipswich, Essex, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Hamilton, Wenham, Boxford, Topsfield, Rowley, and Georgetown. Mobile sites in Danvers and Lynn.
>
> — From the store’s Google listing

## Details

- Type: Thrift Store
- Address: 28 Emerson Ave, Gloucester, MA 01930
- Phone: +1978-283-6776
- Website: http://www.foodpantry.org/
- Google rating: 4.8 from 50 reviews
- County: Essex County
- Map: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=42.615230499999996,-70.6758651
- Last verified: 2026-09-20
- Star breakdown: 5★ 44, 4★ 4, 3★ 0, 2★ 0, 1★ 2

## Features

- Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible entrance, Wheelchair accessible parking, Wheelchair accessible restroom
- Parking: Free parking lot, Free street parking, On-site parking

## What reviewers mention

food pantry (4), community (4), volunteer (3), groceries (3), kindness (2), food (2)

## Hours

- Monday: 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM
- Tuesday: 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM
- Wednesday: 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM
- Thursday: 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM
- Friday: 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM
- Saturday: Closed
- Sunday: Closed

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- [All thrift stores in Gloucester, MA](https://thriftnearby.com/ma/gloucester/)

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