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Meet Lyn: Food Recipient and Volunteer 86-year-old Lyn is like many vulnerable seniors in our community living on a fixed income as living expenses climb. To help ensure she gets the food she needs to stay active and healthy, Lyn receives a variety of groceries each month – including fresh frui...
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Let’s Talk About Food and The Greater Boston Food Bank team up to Launch “Brown Bag Lunch & Learn” Series at the Boston Public Market Series opens Sept. 11 with Catherine D’Amato, President and CEO of The Greater Boston Food Bank, Rev. Patrick Ward of Trinity Church and Chef Jody Adam...
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Takeda helps support 33 GBFB Mobile Markets across Eastern Massachusetts serving approximately 10,000 households per month.
Through our network of partner food pantries, GBFB has served roughly double the number of seniors during this pandemic than at the same time last year.
1 out of 5 people we serve is 60+. Watch this video to hear from struggling seniors and learn how we are addressing the issue.
In 2014, 5.7 million seniors were food insecure across the country, more than double the number in 2001. In Massachusetts, an estimated 4.5% of seniors were at risk of hunger in 2014. The Problem with Senior Hunger Seniors face unique challenges that increase their risk of hunger. Adequate nutri...
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The Greater Boston Food Bank Announces 2016 Hunger Forecast Examines local and national issues shaping the face of hunger in the year ahead BOSTON – January 13, 2015 – The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB), the largest hunger-relief organization in New England, today announced its predictions f...
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Each month, The Greater Boston Food Bank delivers 10,200 pounds of food to Greater Lynn Senior Services. This food is sorted by onsite volunteers and leaves in 660 Brown Bags, one for each senior in the Lynn Brown Bag program, which provides supplemental grocery items to seniors in need. While th...
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Kristin began volunteering at GBFB a year and a half ago and volunteers there every week—often, twice a week.
More people than ever before, including many for the first time, are struggling to put food on the table as a result of the pandemic. As the demand for food continues to rise, we, at The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB), remain committed to our mission. We are in ongoing communicat...
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