AUBURN — Safe Voices is honoring Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine as one of two awardees at the agency’s Fall Fête and Community Awards, set for 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, at the Hilton Garden Inn Riverwatch, 14 Great Falls Plaza.
Safe Voices is the domestic violence and sex trafficking resource center serving Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties.
Good Shepherd Food Bank is set to receive the agency’s Kimberley Wilson Community Partner Award for its years-long partnership with the agency in providing nutritious food for its shelter facilities
“Good Shepherd Food Bank is a truly essential partner for us in our work operating shelters in our communities. Most of our regular shelter groceries come through their programs, and they support us by cultivating additional local partnerships with organizations and businesses that can supplement our food supplies,” said shelter and housing program manager Jaime Merrill, according to a news release from the organization. “They’re always amazing to work with and offer true collaboration in the work that we do.”
In addition to the provision of food supplies, staff at Good Shepherd Food Bank continually check in with Safe Voices shelter staff to see how things are going and ensure needs are being met. They regularly share grant opportunities that Safe Voices may qualify for, and its staff embodies the belief of “rising tides lifting all boats.”
Good Shepherd Food Bank has a network of in-depth partnerships and resources throughout Maine.
For more information email Grace Kendall at [email protected].