Tag: Public Policy
From historic investments in the Massachusetts Emergency Food Assistance Program (MEFAP) to the launch of the Make Hunger History coalition, The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) and our advocacy partners achieved critical wins in 2024.
For longtime residents feeling squeezed by rising rents and mortgages, to new arrivals unsure how they can afford to live in Massachusetts, to businesses trying to encourage talent to move to the Commonwealth, affordability is top of mind.
The Greater Boston Food Bank’s policy and advocacy team was busy this fall advancing policy change at the federal, state, and local levels.
Every five years, Congress has the chance to fund critical programs that end poverty through the Farm Bill. Right now, legislators are undergoing deliberations over what will make it into the final bill this year to fund policy priorities for the next five years.
This Hunger Action Month, GBFB’s Public Policy Manager reflects on why policy and advocacy are critical to our mission to end hunger across Eastern MA.
GBFB and National Advocates Press Congress on Hunger Relief Policy Priorities in Washington, D.C