People

• We’ve hired: Field of Greens Farmer Managers Theresa Strachila and Seth Terramane
• We’re hiring: an Auction Manager (a temporary position)
• We’re recruiting new members for the Board of Directors
• We’re looking for riders for the Ride for Food fundraiser

  

Programs

• The Cambridge Weekend Backpack Program started serving the Benjamin Banneker Charter School in April
• Family Meals, in partnership with Boston Health Care for the Homeless, has begun to distribute meals to families in shelter at the Town Line Inn in Malden
• Family Meals made a record number of meals the week of April 4: 819!

Parties

• Empty Bowls was a huge success, raising over $15,000 for our Food Rescue program
  

Planning

• We’ve begun a strategic planning process, with the help of the firm Impact Catalysts

Press

• Program fills backpacks with food for needy students, while filling a gap during school breaks | Boston Metro
• Neighboring communities adopt Cambridge’s free food program for hungry kids | WickedLocal Cambridge
• Food For Thought Launches School Backpack Program in Watertown | Watertown Patch