Year: 2025

GBFB fuels a hunger-relief network that spans 190 cities and towns across Eastern Massachusetts—and that requires sophisticated logistics and operations. GBFB truck drivers arrive as early as 4 a.m. to load up our eight delivery trucks before they hit the road each day to deliver healthy food t...
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This was an unprecedented year for the anti-hunger movement and The Greater Boston Food Bank’s (GBFB) advocacy efforts.  Over the course of 2025, federal food assistance programs were under unrelenting assault. Within months of taking office, the new Trump administration’s Department...
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For college student Justin in Boston, the food pantry at Bunker Hill Community College is a source of support and a place to support others, too.

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Last holiday season, the 22 students in Sean Fitzgerald’s fourth-grade classroom donated nearly $3,500 to GBFB during their holiday fundraiser. “It doesn’t matter how much or how little you have,” Sean tells his students at the Murphy K-8 School in Boston. “You all can contribute to a c...
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Since learning about food insecurity at the age of five, Gwen has fundraised for The Greater Boston Food Bank every holiday season.

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Jessie, a mother of two in Newton, explains how the Newton Food Pantry has helped her family during a time of need.

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Located in Devens, Massachusetts, Loaves & Fishes serves families in the region. Last year, the pantry provided Thanksgiving dinners to 359 families in need.

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When Naren heard a segment about the SNAP benefits pause and the urgent need for food in Massachusetts, Naren knew he wanted to help.

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For Janet McLaughlin, there is always an opportunity to learn—and to teach. The retired teacher, who lives in Medford, is now volunteering at GBFB. She volunteers most Fridays, carefully arranging lemons, bread, and oatmeal into boxes to be distributed to friends and neighbors in need across Ea...
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September was packed with activities, events, and trainings to help drive awareness about hunger in our Eastern Massachusetts community.

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