Tag: Hunger
Every five years, Congress has the chance to fund critical programs that end poverty through the Farm Bill. Right now, legislators are undergoing deliberations over what will make it into the final bill this year to fund policy priorities for the next five years.
New data from Feeding America shows MA had the greatest percentage increase in food insecurity in the country in 2020 due to the pandemic, a 47% increase over 2019.
Our most tenured team member, Senior Lead Driver Juan Encarnacion, shares his struggles with 2020 & why he’s worked at GBFB for nearly three decades.
A group of neighborhood kids from Weston came together to participate in a 30-person fundraiser in support of hunger relief.
Through our network of partner food pantries, GBFB has served roughly double the number of seniors during this pandemic than at the same time last year.
By supporting GBFB, you’re helping people like Dinora, a senior and resident of the Julia Martin House in Boston, get the fresh fruits and vegetables she needs.
We need your help to maintain the Massachusetts Emergency Food Assistance Program (MEFAP) funding level at $30 million.
Food insecurity is a serious matter of public health and it poses an even bigger health threat to our community’s most vulnerable populations.
This year, Enterprise Rent-A-Car made their fifth annual $89,000 donation to GBFB as part of their “Fill Your Tank” program.
After more than three years building the Rise & Shine MA coalition, we saw the fruits of our labor this summer when “Breakfast After the Bell” became law.