Tag: Hunger
Since COVID-19, Healthy Waltham has been serving 600 families each week, taking over the monthly distribution from the schools, and adding two additional distributions each month.
In the last 12 months we’ve distributed over 3 million pounds of food to our 20 partner agencies in New Bedford, the equivalent of more than 2.5 million meals.
By supporting GBFB, you’re supporting people like Cynthia, a mother of three and client at the Greater New Bedford Community Health Center Mobile Market.
Your gift helps support fathers like Keith, who is among the many recipients of food at the Greater Lowell Family YMCA Mobile Market.
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.
The number of people in Eastern Mass. experiencing food insecurity is expected to increase by 59% because of the COVID-19 crisis.
Emma and Aaron bring home bags of fresh healthy food for their family every month from the Medway Village Food Pantry.