Merrimack Valley Food Bank

DO YOU NEED FOOD ASSISTANCE? For a calendar list of the days and hours of Lowell Pantries and Meals click here. Contact the Project Bread Food Source Hotline at 1-800-645-8333 for a Massachusetts pantry or meals program near you. 20th Annual Golf Tournament and Awards Dinner Honoring Michael Lenzi Join us! Monday, September 9, 2013 12:00 Registration 1:00 Shotgun Start Indian Ridge Country Club Andover, MA $800 per foursome Includes Lunch, Golf, Cart, Gifts, Prizes and a Sumptuous Dinner! Dinner Only Option Also Available Click Here to Register for Golf, to Sponsor or for the Awards Dinner All Proceeds Benefit the Food Bank Programs Eighth Annual Grape Expectations Fundraiser Thursday, April 25, 2013 6:00 - 9:00pm Lowell Memorial Auditorium 50 East Merrimack Street Lowell, MA Thank you! We raised over $35,000 with your support! All proceeds will benefit the Food Bank feeding programs

UPCOMING Events 2013 Food Drive Campaign We rely on donations every month throughout the year from people like you! Click here for a list of donation suggestions (click here) We appreciate delivery of your donations to our warehouse at 735 Broadway Street, Lowell, MA Mon—Fri between 9AM—3PM. Please realize that saving the MVFB a trip to pick up food donations of less than 500 items is equivalent to a donation. Click here for additional information and to customize your flyer.

HUNGER BYTES

An estimated 49.1 million Americans, or 16.4 percent, are food insecure; meaning their access to enough food is limited by a lack of money and other resources. (USDA/ERS, Household Food Security in the United States: 2008)
The food hardship rate is even worse for households with children – nearly one in four such households suffered food hardship in 2009. (Food Research and Action Center –FRAC)
The Merrimack Valley Food Bank serves over 600,000 individuals annually through a network of food pantries, shelters, soup kitchens, day and residential programs in 26 cities and towns in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
Families who have difficulty buying fresh healthy foods experience types I & II diabetes, obesity and decreased learning abilities and performance in school.
We are entering a new era of food insecurity: the numbers of food insecure people are increasing, and there is no evidence to suggest that this will change.
Good nutrition through hunger relief programs like food pantries, meals programs, shelters and day programs alleviates health problems as well as the cost to our Commonwealth to treat residents whose health problems are related to hunger and poor nutrition.

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