Tag: School-based pantry
Food brings people together.
Food brings people together. Whether it’s giving food or receiving it—or sometimes both—it can turn a group of strangers into a community.
To better reach struggling families in the communities, GBFB delivers highly nutritious food directly to public schools through free, monthly food distributions.
Roughly 1 in 10 residents of Lynn is food insecure. This means that 9,800 people living there cannot be sure day to day where their next meal is coming from. In a city where 20 percent of the population lives in poverty, The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) works tirelessly with community partners...
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To better reach struggling families in the communities they live, GBFB operates free, monthly food distributions at School-based Pantries. Senior Manager of Community Initiatives Christina Peretti gives an inside look at creating a School-Based pantry.
The medical costs to save the life of her 4-year-old son, diagnosed with a brain tumor, led Heba’s family to lose their home. Buying food became a struggle.
GBFB's School-Based Pantries distribute fresh, healthy food to children and families struggling with hunger. Currently, nine schools in areas of high need across Eastern Massachusetts host these distributions. But families receive more than food. GBFB's goal is to have a lasting impact on those ...
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A single mother, Staci works full-time as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) but still can’t afford all the nutritious food her young daughters need to stay active and healthy. Each month, she joins almost 400 other struggling families to receive fresh produce and other nourishing foods at GBF...
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What better comfort food to celebrate in the depths of winter than a warm bowl of soup! We are thrilled to highlight a long standing partnership with The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) Kettle Cuisine has been a partner of GBFB since the year 2000 donating over 713,000 meals. We began working wit...
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