by Chiling Therrien | May 21, 2024 | All Things Food For Free, Community, Staff
In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we asked our Finance and Administrative Manager, Chiling Therrien, to share her story with us. In 2016, I moved to the USA as a new immigrant from Taiwan, filled with hope and aspirations for a brighter...
by Melanie Phillibert | Mar 20, 2024 | All Things Food For Free, Community, Partnerships
As we celebrate Women’s History Month at Food For Free, we’re lifting up some of the remarkable contributions women have made in shaping our community. Today, we shine a light on Tina Alu, the Executive Director of the Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee...
by Melanie Phillibert | Feb 28, 2024 | All Things Food For Free, Community, Just Eats
On Fridays, you will often see dozens of cars lined up around Fountain of Grace’s food distribution site, located below the Canton-based church. Hundreds of residents from surrounding towns, both active and non-congregation members, pull up one by one to receive boxes...
by Jessica Cantin | Nov 30, 2023 | Community, Partnerships
It was my first Just Eats volunteer box-packing shift, and the distribution floor was busy with groups of volunteers and pallets of fresh produce and dry goods. The energy was amazing. After I approached a team member and asked how I could help, I was quickly assigned...
by Melanie Phillibert | Aug 11, 2023 | All Things Food For Free, Community, Staff
If there is one thing anyone should know about me, it’s that I love to travel. This all started in April of 2021, during my Covid-induced gap year. The minute I received my second vaccination shot, I booked myself a one-way ticket to Costa Rica, alone. This love for...
by Melanie Phillibert | Jun 30, 2023 | All Things Food For Free, Carrot card, Community, Just Eats, School Markets, Staff
As we wrap up Immigrant Heritage Month, we asked Food For Free Marketing & Communications Manager, Jessica Tretina, to share something from her experience as a migrant with us. Read on to see what she said! Somerville is my home, but it wasn’t always. In fact,...
