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For anti-hunger allies & community partners
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Connect food insecure households to resources that can help.
One of the biggest barriers to people utilizing food assistance programs is simply, lack of awareness. You can help by using and sharing these promotional materials. Select a topic to get started.
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Printed Materials
Order free, professionally printed materials for your organization or program to help share information about SNAP and the FoodSource Hotline in your community. See what is currently availble to order.
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Financial Assistance for Food
SNAP
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), is a federal nutrition program (formerly known as food stamps) that provides monthly financial assistance to purchase groceries to Massachusetts residents who qualify.
Help inform potentially eligible residents about SNAP and connect them to assistance to enroll.
Massachusetts Food Helpline
FoodSource Hotline
Project Bread's FoodSource Hotline is the statewide food helpline for Massachusetts. Providing comprehensive information and referrals to food assistance programs in Massachusetts. A "one-stop-shop" for callers to learn about everything that is availble to help them afford/access food. It is always free and confidential. Counselors can assist in 180 languages and connect callers to both local and federal food programs. They can also screen callers to determine if they are eligible for SNAP and assist with SNAP applications.
Free Meals for Kids & Teens
Summer Eats
Free meals are available for all kids & teens, ages 0-18, at hundreds of locations throughout Massachusetts. In the summer months, these meals are provided through the program known as Summer Eats. There is no sign up. No identification required to pick-up meals. Meals will be available through the school year until June 30, 2022.
These meals are federally-reimbursed but the programs are administered at the community-level by sites and sponsors with the support of Project Bread and the MA Department of Elementary & Secondary Education (DESE).
This program is underutilized, and it's largely because families don't know about it — you can help a lot by spreading the word!
School Meals
National School Breakfast & Lunch Programs
Deadline to apply: December 15, 2021
Apply for a School Meals Grant
Increasing participation in your school meal programs during the 2021-22 school year with a grant from Project Bread. Up to $2,000 for a single school or up to a maximum of $6,000 per district for a proposal that will impact 3 or more schools.
Promote Free School Meals
School meals are free for every student this year! Here are resources to help let parents know.
Promote School Breakfast
You can help boost participation in school breakfast programs with these promotional materials. If you are a school looking to start a Breakfast-After-the-Bell program, we have resources for you too to get you started!
Start a Breakfast-After-the-Bell program
Ready to make breakfast part of the school day for your students, just like lunch? Our team will help you implement the breakfast-after-the-bell model that works best with your unique school, so your students are set up for success.
School Meals Recipe Index
Find recipes ready to be incorporated into your School Meals and Summer Eats programs. Developed by our Community Nutrition Services team of professional chefs and registered dietitians, these recipes incorporate fresh, healthier, quality ingredients and follow USDA guidelines.
Professional Development & Online Trainings
Explore our series of online professional development classes designed especially for school nutrition staff. We tackle topics like go-to recipes for using up USDA commodity foods, delicious recipes to meet student's diverse dietary preferences, and range of professional skills development.