Mobile Food Pantry to Serve 600 Vets at BHCC

The following was submitted by the Greater Boston Foodbank. It was edited for format.

To help meet the growing needs of Massachusetts veterans, The Greater Boston Food Bank—in collaboration with the Department of Veterans' Services and Bunker Hill Community College—will host a Mobile Food Pantry Saturday at the BHCC campus.

A variety of high quality foods will be available at no cost to veterans and their dependents who are State Benefits Recipients. As many as 600 veterans and their families are expected to attend.

By bringing truckloads of nutritious foods to eastern Massachusetts communities through its Mobile Food Pantry program, GBFB supplements the resources available through local social service agencies and helps recipients stretch their food budgets. 

GBFB’s Mobile Food Pantries provide more than 35 pounds of healthy food to each participant, including fresh produce, dairy and sources of lean protein.

WHEN:          Saturday, February 25
                      9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. 

WHERE:        Bunker Hill Community College
                      250 Rutherford Avenue
                      Parking Lot 5
                      Boston, MA  02129 

About The Greater Boston Food Bank

The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) is the largest hunger-relief organization in New England and among the largest food banks in the country.  GBFB distributes more than 36.7 million pounds of food and grocery products annually to 550 member hunger-relief agencies and more than 30 direct service programs throughout eastern Massachusetts in a dedicated partnership to end hunger in our region. This provides meals for as many as 545,000 people a year. The Food Bank is a member of Feeding America, the nation's food bank network. For more information, visit us at GBFB.org, become a fan on Facebook, follow us on Twitter (@gr8bosfoodbank), or call us at 617.427.5200.