Your support makes a real difference in the lives of real people. From the parents eating less so their kids can have more, to the elder having to choose between buying groceries and paying bills, your support lifts the burden of food insecurity from those struggling under its weight.
Jacinta loves rice and beans for breakfast, and that's just what she gets some days at school. Since she started eating breakfast at school, she's not always so tired before lunch like she used to be when that was often her first meal of the day. Recess is definitely more fun now!
Through Project Bread's School Breakfast program, nearly 46,000 more children had access to school breakfast in 2019.
See how Project Bread's work impacts students throughout Massachusetts.
“I always get excited when they bring breakfast to the classroom. I can't wait to see what we'll get that day!”
A fourth grade student, Worcester, MA
provided to schools for their breakfast programs
Michelle, a long-time resident of Athol, shares her story about the challenges she faces to afford healthy food.
“I'd feel this big. I'd worked all my life. Had a wonderful job. And now all of a sudden, I gotta go to a food bank to survive.”
Mechelle, Athol, MA
Maria called us in distress after losing her job. We helped her apply for SNAP and find emergency food to feed her family right away. The relief in her voice at the end of the call was palpable.
responded to in 2020 since the pandemic began
“I needed help filling out my SNAP application and you took the time to assist me. You were so patient and I'm so grateful!”
A grandmother in Lowell, FoodSource Hotline
Judy loves getting lunch during summer at the meal site near her home in Framingham. She goes with her little sister every day to fill up and see her favorite cafeteria server. Her mom is glad she's getting healthy meals even when school is out.
Project Bread Teacher Champions
Teachers know better than anyone else that a hungry student simply can't learn. But one meal is just a quick fix. Instead, Project Bread works to ensure students no longer go hungry both in school and during the summer months.
“I'm crying with relief because now I have a resource for my kids when school is out.”
A mother in New Bedford, MA about Summer Eats
were served during summer break in 2019