Some food pantries report demand is up 50 percent or more as people lose jobs and paychecks, yet limited supplies and a shrinking volunteer base are hampering logistics.
Good Shepherd Food Bank
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Food bank calls on Mainers to stop hoarding
Good Shepherd president says hoarders are ‘creating a crisis’ by snatching up months’ worth of food and emptying out grocery stores.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Mainers Feeding Mainers program again receives state funding
Gov. Janet Mills signed a measure to continue the $1 million-a-year program run by the Good Shepherd Food Bank that buys products from local farms to distribute to needy residents.
Posted inConnections
Wellness day to benefit Good Shepherd Food Bank
“Seeds of Wellness Day: A Day to Blossom into Great Health” will be held at Linnell Farm in Otisfield on June 29.
Posted insj-web, Sun Spots
How local food pantries are supported
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have been told that The Good Shepherd Food Bank charges area food pantries for food, and I’m concerned that this is causing the local food pantries to have unstocked shelves because there aren’t enough available funds. I also see that Shaw’s is raising cash donations for the food bank. Why are […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, River Valley
Hospitals, food bank work to end food insecurity and chronic illness
RUMFORD — Patients discharged from Rumford Hospital this year may find that they’ve been given a bag of healthful, high-protein food and a list of where to find food pantries. The hospital, along with Bridgton Hospital and Family Medicine Residency in Lewiston, is participating in the Community Health and Hunger Program in partnership with Good […]
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Food pantry dependent on volunteers, donations
FARMINGTON — The Good Shepherd Food Mobile was in town Wednesday, Oct. 10, to supply emergency and supplemental food to under-served community members. Many volunteers were on hand to help with the distribution, which took place at St. Joseph’s Parish Hall. By the time volunteers were in place and ready to begin dispersing food, a long […]
Posted inBusiness, Giving Back, sj-web
Ocean State Job Lot gives to Good Shepherd Food Bank
Pallets of food were recently donated to Good Shepherd Food Bank in Auburn as part of Ocean State Job Lot’s Three Square Meals initiative. According to the Rhode Island-based retailer, the initiative is the single largest food assistance program of its kind in the region, delivering more than 8 million pounds of food and 11 million […]