Meet our new partners: Expanding north of Boston and to Southeastern Massachusetts
This fall, just weeks before the government shutdown, Spoonfuls expanded our food recovery services, delivering over 18,000 pounds of additional food to communities north of Boston and Southeastern Massachusetts each week.
Scaling our food recovery work to reach new places (and serve more people!) has long been central to our plan to create a more sustainable and supportive food access system, and our latest expansion couldn’t have come at a more vital time. In the wake of the longest government shutdown in history and with the future of SNAP at the mercy of the administration’s “big bill,” our expansion to cities like Brockton, Fall River, and Lowell strengthens the safety net in parts of the state where residents experience some of the highest rates of food insecurity. As the need for emergency food resources like food pantries and meal programs surges, Spoonfuls continues to serve as a reliable distributor of fresh food that would otherwise go to waste.
Read on to learn more about some of our newest partners.
Attleboro Norton YMCA | Attleboro
The Attleboro Norton YMCA is proud to provide free meals for seniors in their community. This program aims to assist seniors who face challenges in accessing hot evening meals due to financial limitations, mobility restrictions, health concerns, or transportation difficulties.
BAMSI | Brockton
BAMSI’s mission is to meet each person where they are to help them learn, grow, and thrive. Founded in Brockton, Massachusetts, they are a nonprofit organization with a vision of driving change and creating equal opportunities for individuals with developmental disabilities and mental and behavioral health challenges.
Boys & Girls Club of Metro South | Taunton
The Boys & Girls Club of MetroSouth is fueled by a critical mission to nurture strong minds, healthy bodies, and community spirit through youth-driven, high-impact programming in safe and fun environments to ensure that every child has a positive place to spend their out-of-school hours.
Citizen’s Inn | Peabody
Citizens Inn is a nonprofit organization based in Peabody, Massachusetts, whose mission is to help individuals and families break out of the cycles of homelessness and food insecurity. Their services include multiple support programs, including “Haven from Hunger,” where they operate a food pantry and serve community meals with food Spoonfuls distributes.
Eliot Community Human Services | Lowell
Eliot Community Human Services provides community-based services to more than 50,000 individuals and families throughout Massachusetts each year, delivering state of the art, evidence-based programming since 1958. With this expansion, Spoonfuls is now distributing food to Eliot’s Lowell location, in addition to the locations in Framingham and Worcester we already served.
Father Bill’s & MainSpring | Brockton
Father Bill’s & MainSpring’s mission is to end and prevent homelessness in Southern Massachusetts with programs that provide emergency and supportive housing and help people obtain skills, jobs, housing, and services. They help those struggling with homelessness, or are at risk of homelessness, to achieve self-sufficiency.
Housing Families Resource Hub | Malden
Housing Families works to achieve housing equity and wellbeing for all. As a nonprofit organization, they partner with communities, families, and individuals to ensure housing stability by offering personalized services including temporary and permanent housing, food assistance, individual counseling and group therapy, legal assistance, and youth programs.
Lazarus House Pantry | Lawrence
Lazarus House Pantry provides what is needed most by families and individuals facing material poverty, homelessness, and food insecurity in the areas of shelter, clothing, food, advocacy, and community resources. These core pillars work simultaneously to provide emergency care, holistic programming, and life skills to gain independence and sustain self-sufficiency.
Mansfield Food Pantry | Mansfield
The Mansfield Food Pantry’s mission is to provide supplemental food at no cost to those in Mansfield experiencing food insecurity. They believe that access to food is a basic human right, as is the dignity of our neighbors.
Massasoit Community College | Brockton
The Center for Basic Needs Security at Massasoit Community College provides resources, like food, for students, faculty, and community members.
North Reading Food Pantry | North Reading
The North Reading Food Pantry is an arm of Christian Community Service (CCS), and regularly serves families and individuals with grocery bags each month.
Old Colony YMCA | Taunton
The Old Colony YMCA runs a Food Access program. Their commitment extends beyond providing essential sustenance; it’s about fostering a welcoming environment where individuals and families can access not just food, but also a sense of belonging. With a passion for well-being, they strive to ensure that everyone in their YMCA community has the nourishment they need to thrive.
Servants of Hope Food Pantry | Brockton
Servants of Hope is a local food pantry based in Brockton. Their goal is to help others provide for their families more easily and end world hunger.
The Salem Pantry | Salem
The Salem Pantry provides the North Shore with convenient access to fresh, free, healthy food.
United Way of Greater New Bedford | New Bedford
United Way of Greater New Bedford mobilizes people, partnerships, and resources to catalyze change that strengthens the communities we serve. United Way of Greater New Bedford is a key partner, serving as a “subhub” that receives weekly deliveries from Spoonfuls and distributes them through its Hunger Commission program to nearly 30 local partners, including established pantries, shelters, soup kitchens, and Council on Aging centers on the Southcoast.
