New grant opportunity from the Office of Food Justice provides funding to support community leadership, outreach, and education about government nutrition assistance programs
The Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) is removing the PINs from SNAP EBT cards of roughly 120,000 participants across the state.
$2.2 million in funding has been awarded to increase community-led food access solutions, provide residents with the opportunity to grow their own foods, and support urban farming.
The Double Up Food Bucks program is looking to expand to more stores and neighborhoods to increase the buying power of SNAP recipients for fresh fruits and vegetables.
The Mayor’s Office of Food Access emergency food response system included strengthening the network of food pantries and meal sites throughout the City.
Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced the City of Boston is now serving adults, in addition to children and youth, at six meal sites in East Boston, Dorchester, South Boston, Roxbury, Mattapan, and Brighton...
Green City Growers, an organization that installs raised garden beds in schools and leads garden lessons in outdoor classrooms, partnered with the Kenny School in Dorchester.
The Specialty Fair, which happens four times a year, is a reward system that a team of educators have developed to incentivize students at Maurice J. Tobin K-8 School.
On September 23, students arrived at the Mather Elementary School to a brand new My Way Cafe cafeteria, with more choices for nutritious, delicious food.
During his visit at the Dorchester school in the spring, Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced the school will transition to a My Way Cafe cafeteria in the fall, along with 30 other schools in Dorchester...
The East Boston school opened up its cafeteria during an open house for Boston Public Schools families to show them the new My Way Cafe model, and welcome them to try the school food with their...
