New grant secures funding to expand non-profit’s truck fleet
Cambridge, MA (January 14th, 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, today announced a generous grant from Life Science CaresSM. Life Science Cares’ grant will have a significant impact on Food For Free’s ability to feed more people by enabling the addition of a new leased truck and driver to support the expansion of school markets.
Life Science CaresSM is a collective effort of the Life Science industry to eliminate the impact of poverty in the greater Boston area. Through uniting the human and financial resources of Life Science companies and industry leaders, Life Science CaresSM supports service organizations, such as Food For Free, as they work to alleviate hunger and poverty in our communities.
“This grant will give us the ability to reach more people in need,” said Sasha Purpura, Food For Free’s Executive Director. “With another truck and driver to add to our team, we will be able to expand our free school markets that have been so effective in reaching school-aged children and their families.”
“We have worked closely with Food For Free for a while now, helping source food donations and recruit volunteers for their programs,” said Sarah MacDonald, Executive Director, Life Science CaresSM. “We’ve seen the impact of their work and we are pleased to help be a part of their expansion.”
ABOUT LIFE SCIENCE CARES
Life Science CaresSM organization is a collective effort of the Life Science industry to eliminate the impact of poverty on our neighbors in the greater Boston and Philadelphia regions. Through uniting the human and financial resources of Life Science companies and industry leaders, we support service organizations that do the best work in fighting poverty in our communities. To learn more, visit http://www.lifesciencecares.org , or follow LSC on Facebook and Twitter.
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.
