The Greater Fall River
Community Food Pantry

GBFB fuels a network of 600 Agency Partners across Eastern Massachusetts, supplying a significant portion of the food they distribute in 190 cities and towns. Your donations to GBFB reach agencies like The Greater Fall River Community Food Pantry.

Location: Fall River, Massachusetts

Households served per month: On average, the pantry serves 650 households per month.

Amount of food from GBFB: GBFB supplies 95 percent of the pantry’s food.

A focus on nutrition: With GBFB’s support, the pantry has implemented the Supporting Wellness at Pantries (SWAP) system, a method of labeling food in the pantry as green (choose often), yellow (choose sometimes) or red (choose rarely) to help pantry clients identify and choose healthy food options. “It’s going great,” says pantry President Dave Perry, adding that clients gravitate toward the green-labeled foods like fresh produce.

Fruits and vegetables from GBFB: “We’re fortunate that we have a lot of produce,” says Dave, explaining that most of it comes from GBFB. “A big one for us is the plantains and the yuca, and sweet potatoes are a big hit here, and potatoes, onions, carrots…[our clients] like the fresh produce.”

A growing need: “We’re seeing a very big increase,” says Dave. “We started off as a very small food pantry…[numbers] are continuously climbing every month.”