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The
Greater Boston Food Bank
The New England Produce Council
is proud to help support
the tremendous efforts of the staff and
community volunteers
of The Greater Boston Food Bank
 The
Greater Boston Food Bank's mission is to
end hunger in eastern Massachusetts. Their
objective is to distribute enough food to
provide at least one meal a day to those
in need. Learn how to help.
The
Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) is the
largest hunger-relief organization in New
England and among the largest food banks
in the country. Last year, they
distributed more than 54 million pounds of
food, enough to provide healthy meals to
as many as 545,000 people. They are
committed to increasing our food
distribution to provide at least ONE MEAL
A DAY to every person in need in eastern
Massachusetts. Their progress toward this
goal is documented by town on their
website's interactive map.
GBFB
acquires food through food industry
product donations, food drives, and
financial contributions that enables them
to purchase additional high nutrient
quality food. They also benefit from the
generosity of over 25,000 volunteers
annually who help to sort and distribute
donated food products.
GBFB
works to acquire, store, organize and
distribute food through local food
pantries, community meal programs,
homeless and residential shelters, youth
programs, senior centers, and day-care
centers embedded in communities throughout
the nine counties of eastern
Massachusetts. GBFB’s food assistance
locator provides an easy way for people in
need to find help nearby. GBFB also
distributes food directly to those in need
through dedicated programs that serve
particularly vulnerable groups, such as
seniors and children.
Since
2009, GBFB has operated out of a
state-of-the-art, 117,000 square foot food
distribution facility, the Yawkey
Distribution Center, located in the
Newmarket section of Boston.
The
Greater Boston Food Bank is a member of
Feeding America, the nation's largest
hunger-relief organization.
For
more information about The Greater
Boston Food Bank,
visit their website at www.gbfb.org
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