PARIS — Save a Lot in Paris again partnered with Oxford’s Moss Creek Church to organize its annual Bags for a Brighter Holiday. Moss Creek Church distributed 488 meals for Christmas that were sponsored by the grocery store chain. Its grocery customers purchase the bags for $4.99 each. Save a Lot’s corporate parent encourages participation […]
food insecurity
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Book club friends start community refrigerator to help hungry in Skowhegan
The idea of “freeges,” short for “free food refrigerators,” took root in New York City and has spread across the nation, allowing donors and beneficiaries a veil of anonymity.
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West Bath woman hikes to raise money for Good Shepherd Food Bank amid pandemic
“What if the pain and fear that came out of 2020 motivated us to start taking care of our bodies?” said Rita Losee, 78. “We have control over how we treat our bodies. I want people to look at me and think ‘Well if that old broad can do it, so can I.”
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Maine food pantries scramble to keep up as need reaches new heights
‘There is a desperate need out there,’ says the executive director of the Biddeford Food Pantry, which has seen a 25% increase in clients since this time last year.
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Puritan donates $20,000 to Piscataquis Regional Food Center
The company is also offering a $5,000 matching donation from employees.
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Oxford Hills Rotary continues community support amid pandemic
Group adds volunteer delivery service to its list of outreach activities.
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Millions of hungry Americans turn to food banks for 1st time
As a year marked by coronavirus nears an end, millions of Americans are depending on food banks to stave off hunger.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Franklin
Fighting hunger: Volunteers making a difference at Harrison Food Bank
Dedicated crews move donations from trucks to shelves to boxes to trunks.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Oxford’s food pantry gets help to give help
Helping Hands Food Pantry expects to provide Thanksgiving meals to 75 families today. The help they receive from the community propels the help they give.
Posted inbPlus, Lewiston-Auburn
The Good Samaritans at Good Shepherd
Auburn’s Good Shepherd Food Bank provides millions of meals, with the help of thousands of volunteers. After a massive donor outpouring, it navigated 2020 and is braced for 2021.