Month: March 2011

  • Metro Pedal Power begins Youth Program Deliveries for Food For Free

    About a week ago, Metro Pedal Power began delivering food to some of Food For Free’s recipient agencies for us. On March 28th, MetroPed staffer Chris Boucher delivered a total of 453 pounds to the snack programs of two schools in Cambridge: Prospect Hill Academy and the Fletcher Maynard Afterschool. Food delivered included fresh oranges…

  • No one can end hunger alone.

    As you well know, Food For Free addresses local hunger by working alongside many other programs—federal food programs, city services, national non-profits, and other local food programs. Federal budget cuts will impact every one of these layers of support for low-income families, making our work both more difficult and more important over the coming year.…

  • a thank you from On The Rise

    Ashley Forgione, of

  • The Feinstein Challenge

    The Alan Shawn Feinstein Foundation’s 14th annual Spring Campaign to Fight Hunger began on March 1. Food For Free is once again participating. From the Feinstein Foundation’s press release: “For the 14th consecutive year, Alan Shawn Feinstein will divide $1 million among hunger fighting agencies nationwide using it to help them raise funds this March…