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GBFB & Advocacy:
Advancing Food Security

Published on February 13, 2025
Throughout the year, you’ll find our staff in places like the Massachusetts State House and Washington D.C., advocating for policies that will help end hunger here.

Big problems call for big solutions. That’s why—in addition to distributing nearly 90 million meals per year to our neighbors across Eastern Massachusetts—GBFB works at the local, state and national levels to advocate for policies that address the root causes of hunger.

This year, GBFB’s leadership on statewide advocacy efforts resulted in a 17 percent funding increase for the Massachusetts Emergency Food Assistance Program (MEFAP) in the 2025 state budget. All four Massachusetts food banks use these funds—$41.5 million this year—to purchase food from local farmers, distributors and manufacturers, and deliver it for free to neighbors in need across the state.

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