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GBFB has awarded a $2 million grant to The Salem Pantry to strategically expand food access on the North Shore.
The funds will secure a new warehouse in Salem on the borders of Peabody and Lynn. The warehouse’s cold storage and freezer space will enable GBFB and The Salem Pantry to provide even more fresh, healthy food to the region north of Boston at a time when food ...
Throughout 2025, the federal food assistance programs that people rely on suffered repeated cuts, magnifying the issue of food insecurity and increasing demand for food at the pantries and community organizations that GBFB supplies.
Early in the year, the federal government slashed $4 million from food assistance programs. Over the summer, the passage of the “One Big B...
Rob Dinsmoor loved to ride bikes, hike, kayak, and, perhaps most of all, walk with his beloved dog, Jack. It was on these walks that Rob would stop and say hello to everyone in his South Hamilton neighborhood.
“He was a kind and generous soul,” recalls his sister, Mara. “Many years ago, the town was going to buy a home to use as a halfway house right behind Rob’s. Eve...
Rain or shine, you will find Gina greeting food pantry clients as they walk through the Healthy Waltham mobile pantry to pick out fruits, vegetables, and other essential items.
Gina is a food pantry client herself, and says it feels “really, really good” to volunteer there as well. “I feel at home because everybody helps each other,” she says.
Helping others is...