Year: 2020
After a three-year campaign, we’ve finally achieved our goal: students at-risk of hunger in Massachusetts will have access to Breakfast After the Bell!
We need Congress to act quickly to provide vital assistance, including extending unemployment benefits and strengthening nutrition programs to help our vulnerable neighbors.
The MA Legislature passed a supplemental budget to address immediate needs related to COVID-19, including $9M for food assistance.
A new GBFB distribution model sends full truckloads of food directly from our food suppliers to one of our partner agencies.
To help maintain the safety of our partner agencies, GBFB has helped them transition to a contact-free operation.
The weekly number of SNAP client calls, referrals and applications completed by GBFB staff has tripled since the start of the COVID-19 crisis.
Like most of our partner agencies, the Medway Village Food Pantry has seen a surge in people seeking help due to the COVID-19 crisis.
Your gift supports mothers like Kelly, who visits the Medway Village Food Pantry to bring home healthy food for her family.
Gov. Baker visited GBFB on June 11 to unveil a new state program to help promote food security and see GBFB in action.
Earlier this year, we made history by launching our first GBFB-supported food pantry, the Mystic Community Market.