Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8WINTER 2017 Feeding Eastern Massachusetts Helping a Senior Afford Nutritious Food ANN'S STORY • Catherine's Message • Faces of Hunger • Spotlight Stories and Latest News • Events and more! feature stories in every issue • GBFB, Natick Service Council Partner to Provide Healthy Food • Bank of America Giving Takes All Forms • Legacies Make a Lasting Difference • Click 'N Cook Makes Healthy Eating Easy how the greater boston food bank gets its food Seventy-six-year-old Ann lives on a fixed income in a Newburyport subsidized housing complex. Laid low by a long convalescence, Ann found herself unable to afford the healthy food necessary for her to re- cover and stay strong. With help from The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB), Ann applied for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, also known as food stamps. Today, she has enough nutritious food to eat each month, and she can use more of her limited resources for other living costs, such as heating bills and health care. This is Ann's story. “I worked all my life in many different jobs, but eventually settled on teaching art. I believe everyone is innately creative, and I love my work. I even had my own after-school art studio for a number of years, but found it increasingly difficult to earn a sustain- able living. But I was lucky to find a home in the housing authority, and I have some social security. Continued on p. 3 inside harvest: