Causes: Food, Food Banks & Pantries, Food Programs

Mission: To help end hunger in eastern Massachusetts.

Direct beneficiaries per year: The Food Bank serves as many as 545,000 people annually.

Geographic areas served: 9 counties - Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, and Suffolk

Programs: The Greater Boston Food Bank plays a unique role in the fight to end hunger by efficiently sourcing and distributing more than 34 million pounds of food and grocery products to approximately 550 member hunger-relief agencies serving as many as 545,000 people every year. We provide life-changing sustenance for one in thirteen residents of the nine counties of eastern Massachusetts. We work tirelessly to ensure that the food we distribute is as nutritious as possible to enable those in need to lead healthy, productive lives. We also engage members of our community to find their role in the fight to end hunger, whether it be by giving money, food, time, or some combination of the three.