Tag: Agencies
Project Just Because food pantry has been serving those in need in Hopkinton for the past 19 years. It was only this year, however, with help from the town of Hopkinton and The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) that the pantry has been able to share nutritious perishable items with those struggling...
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Roughly 1 in 10 residents of Lynn is food insecure. This means that 9,800 people living there cannot be sure day to day where their next meal is coming from. In a city where 20 percent of the population lives in poverty, The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) works tirelessly with community partners...
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Pantries want to offer the best possible foods for their clients, but not everyone is a nutrition expert. That’s why we use CHOP, a simple nutrition ranking system. GBFB understands the importance of a healthy diet and has made a commitment to support healthy lives and healthy communities th...
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On July 11, GBFB traveled to Taunton, MA for a cross-dock delivery of 55,000 pounds of food to over 20 of its member agencies. Cross-docking enables GBFB to unload and transfer food from its semi-trailer trucks onto donated shipping docks, and directly to agency trucks, trailers, or cars, with no...
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