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Advocates team up to help feed the hungry in Chelsea
With many Chelsea residents dealing with food insecurity, PriceRite is working with Feed the Children to combat hunger.
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Proposal Would Require Boston Vendors to Donate Food That Would Otherwise Be Tossed
Boston could soon be a leader in the fight against food insecurity, according to two city councilors who have proposed a food recovery program. The ordinance being proposed by Boston City Councilors Gabriela Coletta and Ricardo Arroyo would require food that vendors would otherwise throw away to be donated to nonprofits. “I’ve personally seen hundreds of people in my...
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Free Pantry in Mattapan Helps Fight Food Insecurity
People across Boston suffer from food insecurity, and an organization in Mattapan is trying to help.
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Program Providing Meals to Address 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.
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Donations Provide Thanksgiving Meals to Thousands of Families at Chelsea Event
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…
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Food Banks Stress Need to Help Hungry Mass. Residents Year-Round as Thanksgiving Nears
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…
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Charity's Food Delivery Truck Damaged by Vandals Weeks Before Thanksgiving
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…