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The need is greater than ever

Project Bread — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:37:57 +0000

2009 Walk for Hunger on Sunday, May 3

In the midst of the steepest economic downturn in fifty years, Project Bread’s Walk for Hunger on Sunday, May 3, takes on urgent meaning for those struggling to put food on the table. “We have never needed it more,” says Ellen Parker, the executive director of Project Bread, the state’s leading antihunger organization. “This year, we’re asking everyone to do something to help. Every dollar, every mile, and every volunteer hour counts.”

Project Bread Awards $15,600 to the Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee

Project Bread — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:01:08 +0000

November 20, 2008 — EAST BOSTON — Struggling families and elders have support to help them obtain food stamp benefits in this tough economy. Project Bread, the state’s leading antihunger organization, has granted $15,600 to the Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee (CEOC), a community-based organization offering advocacy assistance for individuals and families who are or may be eligible for federal or state benefits. The grant enables the CEOC to help more families take advantage of the federal Food Stamp Program.

Project Bread Awards $15,600 to AVANCE, Inc.

Project Bread — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:56:25 +0000

November 20, 2008 — EAST BOSTON — Struggling families and elders have support to help them obtain food stamp benefits in this tough economy. Project Bread, the state’s leading antihunger organization, has granted $15,600 to AVANCE, Inc., a community-based organization serving the Latino population in East Boston. The grant enables AVANCE, Inc. to help more families take advantage of the federal Food Stamp Program. The money is part of $229,800 total funding Project Bread recently granted to 18 community organizations to promote food stamp enrollment throughout the state.

Project Bread Awards $30,600 to the American Red Cross

Project Bread — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:49:44 +0000

November 20, 2008 — EAST BOSTON — Struggling families and elders have support to help them obtain food stamp benefits in this tough economy. Project Bread, the state’s leading antihunger organization, has granted $30,600 to the American Red Cross, a community-based organization serving 300,000 people across 127 cities and towns in eastern Massachusetts. The grant enables the American Red Cross to help more families take advantage of the federal Food Stamp Program.