FOOD FOR FREE COMMITTEE INC
FOOD FOR FREE COMMITTEE INC
FOOD FOR FREE COMMITTEE INC
Programs
Food Rescue Program
FOOD RESCUE: FOOD RESCUE PROGRAM WORKS WITH LOCAL GROCERY STORES, FARMS, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER BUSINESSES TO COLLECT FRESH AND PREPARED FOOD THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE BE DISCARDED. THIS FOOD IS THEN DISTRIBUTED TO SHELTERS, CHURCHES AND FOOD PANTRIES TO DISTRIBUTE TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. APPROXIMATELY 1.5M POUNDS OF FOOD WAS DISTRIBUTED IN FY23.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$13.1MCambridge and Somerville Weekend Backpack Program
CAMBRIDGE AND SOMERVILLE WEEKEND BACKPACK PROGRAM: SENDS CAMBRIDGE AND SOMERVILLE SCHOOL CHILDREN AT RISK OF HUNGER HOME WITH HEALTHY, KID-FRIENDLY MEALS EVERY WEEKEND OR RELOADABLE, DEBIT CARDS EACH MONTH. IN THE FALL OF 2022, FOOD FOR FREE PIVOTED ENTIRELY TO DISTRIBUTING THE "CARROT CARD" IN PLACE OF PHYSICAL FOOD, ALLOWING FAMILIES AND STUDENTS INDEPENDENCE AND AUTONOMY IN THEIR DIETARY CHOICES, INCLUDING CULTURALLY-APPROPRIATE FOOD ITEMS. CARROT CARDS ARE DISTRIBUTED TO OVER 900 FOOD-INSECURE FAMILIES ACROSS CAMBRIDGE AND SOMERVILLE.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$553.1KHome Delivery Program
HOME DELIVERY: HOME DELIVERY SERVES LOW-INCOME CAMBRIDGE SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, BRINGING BOXES OF GROCERIES RIGHT TO THEIR DOORSTEPS TWICE A MONTH. THE PROGRAM REACHES ABOUT 400 CLIENTS EACH MONTH.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$359.7K
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