Good Shepherd Food Bank
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Wellness day to benefit Good Shepherd Food Bank
“Seeds of Wellness Day: A Day to Blossom into Great Health” will be held at Linnell Farm in Otisfield on June 29.
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Posted insj-web, Sun Spots
How local food pantries are supported
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have been told that The Good Shepherd Food Bank charges area food pantries for food, and I’m concerned that this is causing the local food pantries to have unstocked shelves because there aren’t enough available funds. I also see that Shaw’s is raising cash donations for the food bank. Why are […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, River Valley
Hospitals, food bank work to end food insecurity and chronic illness
RUMFORD — Patients discharged from Rumford Hospital this year may find that they’ve been given a bag of healthful, high-protein food and a list of where to find food pantries. The hospital, along with Bridgton Hospital and Family Medicine Residency in Lewiston, is participating in the Community Health and Hunger Program in partnership with Good […]
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Food pantry dependent on volunteers, donations
FARMINGTON — The Good Shepherd Food Mobile was in town Wednesday, Oct. 10, to supply emergency and supplemental food to under-served community members. Many volunteers were on hand to help with the distribution, which took place at St. Joseph’s Parish Hall. By the time volunteers were in place and ready to begin dispersing food, a long […]
Posted inBusiness, Giving Back, sj-web
Ocean State Job Lot gives to Good Shepherd Food Bank
Pallets of food were recently donated to Good Shepherd Food Bank in Auburn as part of Ocean State Job Lot’s Three Square Meals initiative. According to the Rhode Island-based retailer, the initiative is the single largest food assistance program of its kind in the region, delivering more than 8 million pounds of food and 11 million […]
Posted inConnections, Lewiston-Auburn
Local organizations receive children's health grants
BELFAST — The Sadie and Harry Davis Foundation has awarded grants to 10 Maine organizations through its Children’s Health Small Grants Program. The awards total $95,000. The list of local recipients and their children’s health projects are: • Community Clinical Services, Lewiston, $14,000.Increasing Childhood Immunizations: To partner with Healthy Androscoggin to increase immunization rates for 2-year-old children in central […]
Posted inConnections, Lewiston-Auburn
Volunteering for community
Pam Fischer, left, and Susan Bell volunteer at Good Shepherd Food Bank on Aug. 2. Bell is an employee of Poland Spring and Fischer is retired.
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Cooking Matters brings nutritional lesson to APL
AUBURN — The Auburn Public Library and Cooking Matters will host a Pop-Up Tour of the pretend Grocery Store from 4 to 5 p.m. Thursday, April 12, in the Androscoggin Room of the library. Dedicated to instructing adults, teens and kids in how to get the most nutrition out of a limited food budget, the […]
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Maine Credit Unions donate to food pantries
On Dec. 18, the Maine Credit Unions’ Campaign for Ending Hunger, in partnership with the Good Shepherd Food Bank, celebrated the 12th anniversary of Maine’s first Food Mobile. To mark the occasion, the Maine Credit Unions’ Campaign for Ending Hunger made a contribution of $12,500. Jon Paradise, far left, vice president of public affairs and […]