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Bringing BackPacks to Auburn
As Program Manager for Child Hunger Initiatives at Good Shepherd Food Bank, I tell people constantly about the childhood food insecurity crisis here in Maine. Though the groups and individuals I talk...
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Hello again! Barbara here – the Food Resource Developer for Good Shepherd Food Bank. I work with businesses like the Walmart Distribution Center (DC) in Lewiston to help them donate product that would...
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Maine Gives.
Maine was recently named the most peaceful state in the country. I suspect that, if we could measure the giving spirit across states, we would come out quite high in that regard as well....
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Reaching seniors in need
I first learned of the Senior Food Mobile model as a way to reach food insecure senior citizens in Oklahoma about a year ago when I attended Feeding America’s Agency Capacity, Programs & Nutrition...
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Exciting developments for Mainers Feeding Mainers, the Food Bank’s farm program
Mainers Feeding Mainers, Good Shepherd Food Bank’s farm partnership program, is in the midst of its 4th growing season! The season got off to a slow start because of the weather, but growth has begun...
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Heat or Eat?
Well, it’s official – this is the coldest winter Maine has seen in more than a decade. A state official recently said that requests for heating assistance through the Low Income Heating Assistance...
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School pantries reach families across Maine
Good Shepherd Food Bank’s latest addition to our arsenal in the fight against child hunger is the School Pantry Program. Using this model, the Food Bank partners with local schools in high need areas...
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Waterville girls celebrate birthday by collecting donations
Two girls from Waterville, Maine are making national news for their selfless birthday wishes! When Gabbie and Alice found out that students at their school did not have enough food at home, and that a...
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Food Bank Staffer Named Food Sourcing Leader of the Year
Feeding America, the nation’s leading hunger relief charity, has named Good Shepherd Food Bank staffer Nancy Perry the Food Sourcing Leader of the Year for the Eastern Region. Nancy is the Food Bank’s...
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Make your donation go further this Thanksgiving
As we enter the season of giving thanks, many people are looking for ways to help their community. This annual outpouring of support is very timely, because as many of us look forward to a holiday...
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