food insecurity

As college students head home for the holidays, cafeteria food left behind is being saved by Heat-n-Eats, a program from FoodForFree.org.

Thousands of Boston-area residents were in line for Thanksgiving supplies Tuesday in Chelsea, Massachusetts. Geraldine Benton, a 73-year-old woman on a fixed income, is one of many struggling with the cost of food on the rise. “They really gone up, they really gone up, and it’s terrible,” Benton said. More than $200,000 worth of food items were bought from donations…

At an event in Chelsea, Thanksgiving meals were provided to 10,000 families struggling with food insecurity.

At the food pantry inside the Friendly House in Worcester, Massachusetts, volunteers are working hard to meet the increasing needs within the community. “I think it is a really tough time of year and I think people are feeling pinched,” Friendly House Executive Director Trish Appert said. Between the holidays and daily meals, food pantry director Josefina Velez said the…

BankHometown’s “Neighbors Helping Neighbors” fundraising drive runs through Nov. 30, and donations are accepted at all bank branches.

The price of food has gone up drastically, and it’s putting a strain on the nonprofits that feed those who are food insecure. Keeping up with the demand for food assistance is a heavy lift for Chelsea Nonprofit La Colaborativa.  Gladys Vega, the organization’s executive director, spent part of Tuesday morning doing inventory of everything in her food storage trailers to figure...

The Greater Boston Food Bank says with rising costs, demand for food is historically high

Many military families can’t afford food and other basic needs. The Department of Defense said it’s working to fix the problem.

One after the other, hundreds of turkeys made their way from the loading dock to the giant freezer at the Greater Boston Food Bank, passing through the hands of several Massachusetts leaders. Like a holiday passing of the torch, Gov. Charlie Baker handed turkeys to Attorney General and Governor-elect Maura Healey, who passed them to Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, who…

The Greater Boston Food Bank has been sounding the alarm with at least 1.8 million Massachusetts residents suffering from food insecurity.

The Weymouth Food Pantry had just repaired their delivery truck after someone stole the catalytic converter off of it in September. Friday morning, they came in and found that someone stole it, again.

For the second time in a matter of weeks, a thief has hit the Weymouth Food Pantry. They’ve had the catalytic converter stolen off their delivery truck twice and they now feel like they are being targeted.  The pantry relies on the truck to collect and distribute donations. They just got it repaired after someone stole the catalytic converter...

A Massachusetts charity is trying to make sure it can get food to those in need after its truck was vandalized. The United Way of Greater New Bedford is working to figure out how to continue its mission after workers found the windows of the vehicle smashed and tools missing Tuesday. “Our team showed up at the truck lot and…

Weeks before Thanksgiving, vandals damaged a truck meant to feed the hungry.

Sitting in front of a room with the attention of lawmakers and nonprofit and business leaders, Donnette McManus shared her story. “On July 26, 2019, I became mother of three.” She said her entire world shifted when her sister passed away days after giving birth to a baby McManus would raise as her own. With three mouths to feed, she…

A group of Massachusetts organizations is working together to help end food insecurity in the state.

A local program with the goal of ensuring students in the Boston area have a healthy meal in the summer months is getting national attention. The Shah Family Foundation started the Local Lunchbox program in Chelsea, Massachusetts, at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Advocates were looking to find a way to get food to kids who were learning from…

When school is out, it often means thousands of students no longer have a reliable place to get a daily meal, but Boston-area restaurants have been preparing fresh food for kids in the community.

With food insecurity affecting over a third of Massachusetts’ adult population, a young Natick girl is trying to tackle the problem with kindness. About 1.8 million people in the Bay State are hungry, according to the Greater Boston Food Bank. Hoping to help keep people fed, 7-year-old Fiona Sack built her very own little food pantry. Fiona’s father, Grayson Sack,…

Food insecurity is a big problem in Massachusetts, and a young girl from Natick is stepping up to do something about it.