Tag: seniors

Feeding our Seniors Together

Our partners at The Salem Pantry have several programs that work directly with local seniors to provide them with the nutritious food they need.

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Making Fresh Food Accessible

Your support helps seniors like Ellen and Cecilia, who visit The Salem Pantry’s mobile distributions regularly for the fresh produce provided by GBFB.

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Filling Our Neighbors’ Plates

By supporting GBFB, you’re helping people like Maria, a longtime Southcoast resident and great-grandmother on a fixed income.

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Your Generosity Feeds Those in Need

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.

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Your Gift Lifts Seniors

By supporting GBFB, you’re helping people like Dinora, a senior and resident of the Julia Martin House in Boston, get the fresh fruits and vegetables she needs.

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Helping Our Seniors Stay Healthy

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.

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Helen's Story

Helen knows all too well what a struggle it can be to get by.

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Vulnerable Seniors Choose Between Heat and Food

For our neighbors in need, winter is the cruelest season. Heating bills skyrocket, but their wages or social security checks don’t increase. Seniors in particular are at risk. Too often, they are forced to choose between being warm and having enough food. They skip meals, or don’t renew medic...
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Alleviating senior hunger with SNAP

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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