Year: 2017
Eleven-year-old Max Finn proved this spring that if you have a big idea and a big heart you can make a big impact on ending hunger here.
Our newest partner, SSTAR Family Health Care Center in Fall River, served more than 120 households, with a potential reach of 347 people, on its first day.
Kids may look forward to school letting out for the summer, but school vacation puts them at higher risk for hunger. Low-income families whose children qualify for free and reduced-price school breakfast and lunches during the school year may find it difficult to make up those meals in the summer...
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Let’s Close the Massachusetts SNAP Gap One way The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) helps people in need gain access to healthy food is through outreach and application assistance for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps). GBFB recently helped Lillia...
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Feeding America's latest Map the Meal Gap report indicates that the number of people struggling with hunger in Eastern Massachusetts has shown no significant improvement in the last year. In addition, rising food costs are making it even harder for those who are food insecure to feed themselves...
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Team GBFB is deeply saddened by the passing of our dear friend Ted Cutler, who died at the age of 86 late Thursday night. Ted was a champion for The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) and a philanthropic icon. A Dorchester native, Ted left an indelible mark on the public arts and humanitarian causes...
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GBFB's School-Based Pantries distribute fresh, healthy food to children and families struggling with hunger. Currently, nine schools in areas of high need across Eastern Massachusetts host these distributions. But families receive more than food. GBFB's goal is to have a lasting impact on those ...
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Four GBFB team members were in Washington, D.C. for the National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference March 5-7. They joined more than 2,000 advocates from food banks, anti-hunger, public health, legal, and governmental organizations for the most highly attended conference yet. Three key themes emerge...
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GBFB’s all-new website, ClickNCook.org, makes healthy eating easy, tasty and affordable, not only for those we serve but for everyone. Its more than 500 recipes feature everyday ingredients found in most kitchens. And, the ingredients are also ones that GBFB regularly distributes. Both novices...
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In addition to the 48 million meals GBFB distributes annually, federal nutrition assistance programs - like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP or food stamps) and school meal programs - help food insecure households across Eastern Massachusetts. GBFB is committed to supporting t...
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