GBFB Makes Landmark Investment in The Salem Pantry to Expand Food Access

GBFB has awarded a $2 million grant to The Salem Pantry to strategically expand food access on the North Shore.

The funds will secure a new warehouse in Salem on the borders of Peabody and Lynn. The warehouse’s cold storage and freezer space will enable GBFB and The Salem Pantry to provide even more fresh, healthy food to the region north of Boston at a time when food insecurity is on the rise, impacting 37 percent of residents statewide.

From GBFB, food will travel to the new warehouse in Salem where 20 smaller food pantries and community partners in lower Essex County will be able to pick up their orders exemplifying the importance of collaboration and a strong, efficient hunger-relief network in addressing food insecurity.

This investment is one of the many GBFB is making to fortify and expand our food distribution network throughout Eastern Massachusetts—ensuring that Massachusetts is ready to deliver healthy, nutritious food no matter the distance.