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Madison Czopek Jan 29, 2021
Volunteer Francis Gouillart holds a sign to let those driving on Charge Pond Road know there are free meals available. Photos by: Madison Czopek
Bonetown Burgers & BBQ workers get the boxes of meals ready to be picked up.
A worker prepares to load a box of meals into a car.
Another free meal distribution program to combat food insecurity in Wareham and surrounding communities has launched at the Gleason Family YMCA.
The program was created in coordination with the Shah Family Foundation and the Greater Boston YMCA, after Wareham was identified as one of three communities in Southeastern Massachusetts where households were at higher risk of experiencing food insecurity during the pandemic.
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In coordination with the Shah Family Foundation and the Y of Greater Boston, the following YMCA Southcoast locations will be offering a new school food program that will supplement the current public school food programs: Fall River YMCA, New Bedford YMCA, and Wareham Gleason Family YMCA. This hunger prevention program addressing the food gap and COVID-19 food insecurity is providing no-cost meals to youth ages 18 and under in Fall River, New Bedford, and Wareham Public Schools. These communities have been identified as having a higher risk for households experiencing food insecurity during the health crisis, and prepared meals will be be offered for pickup at these YMCA locations only.
YMCA SouthCoast Launches New Food Distribution Program
YMCA SouthCoast just launched a new program on Thursday, January 21. “Free Ready-Made Meals for Kids!” is an initiative that intends to provide meals at no cost to local children under the age of 18.
“In coordination with the Shah Family Foundation and the Y of Greater Boston, the following YMCA Southcoast locations will be offering a new school food program that will supplement the current public school food programs: Fall River YMCA, New Bedford YMCA, and Wareham Gleason Family YMCA,” said Kris Caisse, Graphic Designer at YMCA Southcoast. “This hunger prevention program addressing the food gap and COVID-19 food insecurity is providing no-cost meals to youth ages 18 and under in Fall River, New Bedford, and Wareham Public Schools. These communities have been identified as having a higher risk for households experiencing food insecurity during the health crisis, and prepared meals will be offered for pickup at these Y