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School pantries reach families across Maine
Good Shepherd Food Bank’s latest addition to our arsenal in the fight against child hunger is the School Pantry Program. Using this model, the Food Bank partners with local schools in high need areas...
View ArticleAdvocacy Update: Summer Lunch in Maine and the New Farm Bill
Bill Promoting Summer Lunch Program to Become Law in Maine Last week the Maine legislature overturned Governor LePage’s veto of a bill that will make significant progress in the fight against child...
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Waterville girls celebrate birthday by collecting donations
Two girls from Waterville, Maine are making national news for their selfless birthday wishes! When Gabbie and Alice found out that students at their school did not have enough food at home, and that a...
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Map the Meal Gap Shows Hunger in Every Maine County
On Monday April 21, 2014 Feeding America released its annual Map the Meal Gap study, which determines food insecurity rates in every county in the United States. The research shows that 15.5 percent of...
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Reflections on two years as a Child Hunger Corps member
Samantha Culver, center, with Food Bank colleagues at a summer meals site. It seems impossible that nearly two years have passed since I began the Child Hunger Corps, these last few months are...
View ArticleSummer Reading
Need something to read besides that beach book or another editorial about Maine’s upcoming gubernatorial election? There have been some really interesting articles about hunger in a variety of...
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School Pantry Program Expands Thanks to Kellogg’s
By Madelyn Holm, Feeding America Child Hunger Corps Member A student picks out food at a School Pantry distribution Over the summer, the Kellogg’s Foundation awarded Good Shepherd Food Bank an...
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Congratulations to our Outstanding School Partners
As the 2015-2016 school year comes to a close, Good Shepherd Food Bank’s Child Hunger Team is extending a sincere thank you to our School Partners for the time, energy, and compassion they have...
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Kids Café Program Grows with New Sites Across Maine
By Madelyn Holm, Child Hunger Corps Member The coastal town of Belfast in Waldo County presents visitors with quintessential Maine seascapes and a cozy downtown, home to a variety of shops. Nestled...
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Cooking Matters: When Food Is Medicine
By Adeline Browne, AmeriCorps Cooking Matters Coordinator On a Tuesday night in November, the café at Maine Medical Center transformed. A radio, interrupted occasionally by the sound of a blender,...
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