Food For Free Provides Hunger Relief to Families and Individuals Impacted by COVID-19 in Cambridge and Somerville
Cambridge, MA (June 30, 2020) – Food For Free, the Cambridge-based, non-profit organization dedicated to providing every member of the Greater Boston community with reliable access to fresh and nutritious food, announced today that they have received a $50,000 grant from the Cambridge Community Foundation. Thanks to this grant, Food for Free will be providing hunger relief to families and individuals impacted by COVID-19 in Cambridge and Somerville.
This grant was possible thanks to funding from the Massachusetts COVID-19 Relief fund, which works in concert with regional community foundations and nonprofit leaders to support those across the state most impacted by the COVID-19 health crisis, focusing on essential frontline workers and vulnerable populations including the homeless, immigrant populations, people with disabilities, and those facing food insecurity.
“We are so grateful to be receiving this grant during such a critical time. The pandemic has had a heavy impact on our economy, and food insecurity has dramatically increased,” said Sasha Purpura, the executive director of Food for Free. “We are so happy to be able to continue providing families and individuals in need with nutritious food and to be a contributing part of relieving hunger in Cambridge and Somerville.”
ABOUT FOOD FOR FREE
Food For Free is a Cambridge-based, non-profit organization dedicated to providing the Greater Boston community with reliable access to fresh and nutritious food. Food For Free accomplishes its mission through food rescue, partnerships with schools, colleges, and community food programs, and our own direct service programs. In 2019, Food For Free distributed more than two million pounds of nutritious food to more than 30,000 people throughout Greater Boston. To learn more, please visit us at http://www.foodforfree.org/, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
ABOUT CAMBRIDGE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
The Cambridge Community Foundation is the local giving platform for Cambridge, supporting our city’s shared prosperity, social equity, and cultural richness, with roots that go a century deep. The Foundation is a convener and catalyst for transformative change in Cambridge, supporting equity and opportunity in the city through civic leadership, grantmaking, and collective giving in partnership with generous donors from the community. The Foundation identifies emerging and critical needs, convenes all sectors of the city, and partners with nonprofits to direct resources where they can make the greatest difference. cambridgecf.org
ABOUT THE MASSACHUSETTS COVID-19 RELIEF FUND
The Massachusetts COVID-19 Relief Fund supports those across the state most impacted by the COVID-19 health crisis, focusing on essential frontline workers and vulnerable populations including the homeless, immigrant populations, people with disabilities, and those facing food insecurity. The Fund works in concert with regional community foundations and nonprofit leaders who partner with local leaders to understand the response and relief landscape, strategically filling in where gaps are pronounced. For more information on the Massachusetts COVID-19 Relief Fund, visit MACovid19ReliefFund.org.
