10,000 lbs of Food Delivered to Brighton Mobile Food Pantry

This past week The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) teamed up with volunteers from New Balance and the Commonwealth Tenants Association (CTA) to distribute almost 10,000 lbs of nutritious food to the residents of the Commonwealth Housing Development in Brighton. The CTA serves more than 1,000 tenants – including the elderly and disabled – and nearly half benefited from Wednesday’s food distribution. Special thanks to Alex Danesco, Executive Director at the Brighton CTA for getting everyone pumped up before they distributed enough food for 7,692 meals!     The CTA is located in midst of 1,000 units of low-income housing and is home to one of our Brown Bag sites for seniors in need. GBFB has now expanded this partnership to include one mobile pantry distribution per month, serving local seniors, individuals, and families who are struggling. Mobile pantry distributions are a brand new initiative that are designed to increase access to fresh, healthy food for those in need by distributing directly to economically disadvantaged communities. These distributions enable GBFB to reach low-income communities and populations at high-risk of hunger by way of our refrigerated trucks. At each mobile pantry site, clients can choose from a diverse selection of fresh produce, dairy products, staple food items, and a variety of frozen meats. Food is set up in the style of a farmer’s market and distributed by groups of volunteers during times that are convenient for working families, including evenings and weekends. These distributions typically serve hundreds of families at a time, with clients taking home an average of more than 30 pounds of fresh and healthy food. A typical bag includes food such as: lettuce, sweet potatoes, carrots, yogurt, bread, hummus, and a variety of high-quality frozen meats. Want to help end hunger in your neighborhood? Donate here.