A Message from GBFB Leadership

Dear Friends and Supporters,

As we close the chapter on 2024, we’re grateful for the support of generous donors, advocates and partners like you. Together, we distributed 90 million meals this year to our neighbors across Eastern Massachusetts, from the New Hampshire border down to the South Coast, from Framingham to the Cape and Islands.

This past year was filled with successes. We doubled our refrigeration capacity to provide more perishable food—fruits, vegetables, dairy and protein—than ever before. We gathered to raise funds at our in-person events and led the way in anti-hunger advocacy, celebrating a historic $41.5 million allocation for the Massachusetts Emergency Food Assistance Program (MEFAP) in the Massachusetts state budget.

Still, our work is as urgent as ever. Currently, 1 in 3 of our neighbors here in Massachusetts is food insecure. The need for food remains high—higher than it was before COVID, and higher than even at the height of the pandemic. We work daily to close the food gap for 600,000 people in our region, and we couldn’t do it without you.

Your support enables us to:

• Power our hunger-relief network in Eastern Massachusetts. The food in our warehouse reaches 600 community partners across 190 cities and towns. On average, 77 percent of the food our Agency Partners distribute comes from GBFB.
• Provide fresh, healthy food. Ninety-seven percent of the food we distribute is nutritious. That’s an ambitious endeavor, but one that is vital in supporting the health of our communities.
• Deliver culturally responsive options. We live in diverse and dynamic communities and listen to our partners and neighbors to better understand food preferences and promote inclusion.
• Advocate for and create change. Ending hunger requires change at every level. Our team works hard to advance federal, state and local policies that address the immediate needs of food-insecure neighbors and the underlying causes of hunger and poverty.

This year and every year, we are grateful for your support. Together, we’re empowering our neighbors to put healthy food on the table every day. The power to end hunger here is in our hands. And yours.