Project Bread, the state’s leading antihunger organization, released numbers from its upcoming annual status report on hunger in the Commonwealth. The disquieting trends described in this report, caused by high unemployment, point to 554,000 people in the Commonwealth struggling with hunger. Food insecurity has found its way into middle class suburbs and has driven low-income people further into crisis. The report argues for a public health approach and asks that the state continue to bring systemic solutions to scale — especially healthy school and summer food programs for kids.

Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM), the state's largest business advocacy organization with more than 7,000 Bay State businesses and institutions who collectively employ more than 675,000 employees, released the third edition of its biennial Legislative Scorecard. The Scorecard is designed to evaluate the pro-business voting record of each of the members of the Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives.

PROJECT BREAD SUPPORTS ‘FOOD AND FUN’ FOR BOSTON KIDS THIS SUMMER
$225,900 in statewide grants aim to help families cope with food and gas crisis

June 27, 2008 — EAST BOSTON — When school is out, kids who rely on free or reduced-price school meals need a safe place to go where they can get a healthy meal and have some summer fun. That’s why Project Bread is providing $45,600 in incentive grants to the Summer Food Service Program in Boston in an effort to help families cope with the skyrocketing cost of food and gas.

PROJECT BREAD SUPPORTS ‘FOOD AND FUN’ FOR REVERE KIDS THIS SUMMER
$225,900 in statewide grants aim to help families cope with food and gas crisis

June 27, 2008 — EAST BOSTON — When school is out, kids who rely on free or reduced-price school meals need a safe place to go where they can get a healthy meal and have some summer fun. That’s why Project Bread is providing $10,000 in incentive grants to the Summer Food Service Program in Revere in an effort to help families cope with the skyrocketing cost of food and gas.

PROJECT BREAD SUPPORTS ‘FOOD AND FUN’ FOR MALDEN KIDS THIS SUMMER
$225,900 in statewide grants aim to help families cope with food and gas crisis

June 27, 2008 — EAST BOSTON — When school is out, kids who rely on free or reduced-price school meals need a safe place to go where they can get a healthy meal and have some summer fun. That’s why Project Bread is providing $8,000 in incentive grants to the Summer Food Service Program in Malden in an effort to help families cope with the skyrocketing cost of food and gas.

PROJECT BREAD SUPPORTS ‘FOOD AND FUN’ FOR CHELSEA KIDS THIS SUMMER
$225,900 in statewide grants aim to help families cope with food and gas crisis

June 27, 2008 — EAST BOSTON — When school is out, kids who rely on free or reduced-price school meals need a safe place to go where they can get a healthy meal and have some summer fun. That’s why Project Bread is providing $3,000 in incentive grants to the Summer Food Service Program in Chelsea in an effort to help families cope with the skyrocketing cost of food and gas.

PROJECT BREAD SUPPORTS ‘FOOD AND FUN’ FOR SOUTH BOSTON KIDS THIS SUMMER
$225,900 in statewide grants aim to help families cope with food and gas crisis

June 27, 2008 — EAST BOSTON — When school is out, kids who rely on free or reduced-price school meals need a safe place to go where they can get a healthy meal and have some summer fun. That’s why Project Bread is providing $2,000 in incentive grants to the Summer Food Service Program in South Boston in an effort to help families cope with the skyrocketing cost of food and gas.

PROJECT BREAD SUPPORTS ‘FOOD AND FUN’ FOR ROXBURY KIDS THIS SUMMER
$225,900 in statewide grants aim to help families cope with food and gas crisis

June 27, 2008 — EAST BOSTON — When school is out, kids who rely on free or reduced-price school meals need a safe place to go where they can get a healthy meal and have some summer fun. That’s why Project Bread is providing $2,500 in incentive grants to the Summer Food Service Program in Roxbury in an effort to help families cope with the skyrocketing cost of food and gas.

PROJECT BREAD SUPPORTS ‘FOOD AND FUN’ FOR JAMAICA PLAIN KIDS THIS SUMMER
$225,900 in statewide grants aim to help families cope with food and gas crisis

June 27, 2008 — EAST BOSTON — When school is out, kids who rely on free or reduced-price school meals need a safe place to go where they can get a healthy meal and have some summer fun. That’s why Project Bread is providing $8,000 in incentive grants to the Summer Food Service Program in Jamaica Plain in an effort to help families cope with the skyrocketing cost of food and gas.