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- Good Shepherd Food Bank Announces Recipient of 2012 JoAnn Pike Humanitarian Award
1/24/12
Celebratory Gala will be Held in Portland on May 15
Auburn, ME - Michael E. Dubyak, Wright Express Chairman and CEO, will receive the 2012 JoAnn Pike Humanitarian Award at a gala dinner on May 15 at the Holiday Inn by the Bay in Portland, Maine.
Each year Good Shepherd Food ...
- Good Shepherd and Efficiency Maine Team Up to Distribute CFL Bulbs
1/20/12
Efficiency Maine has partnered with Good Shepherd Food Bank to distribute more than 200,000 energy saving compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs to low income Mainers. Learn more about this program from WCSH 6.
- New to Business in Maine, Moark Makes an Early Impact With Egg Donation
1/11/12
Auburn, ME - Moark, LLC, the company that recently acquired Quality Egg in Turner, has donated a trailer load of eggs to Good Shepherd Food Bank to be distributed to hunger relief organizations across Maine. The donation consisted of 19,440 dozen eggs, or 233,280 individual eggs.
Moark is a ...
- Bangor Savings Bank to Offer Maine Families Facing Hunger Some Relief During Long Winter
1/9/12
$56,000 donated to help fight hunger across Maine
Auburn, ME - With 200,000 Mainers, including one in every four Maine children, facing hunger this winter, Bangor Savings Bank is once again stepping forward to help. Through a partnership with Good Shepherd Food Bank, Bangor Savings Bank has given $56 ...
- Maine Community Foundation Donors Provide 150,000 Meals to Mainers Facing Hunger
1/4/12
Auburn, ME - Maine Public Broadcasting Network (MPBN), the Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF), and Good Shepherd Food Bank have once again joined forces to fight hunger in Maine. The "Feed a Family" campaign held during MPBN's recent television membership drive has resulted in a donation of $50,000 from community ...
- Maine Community Foundation donors support Good Shepherd Food Bank during MPBN's winter membership drive
11/21/11
Auburn, ME - During its winter membership drive, Maine Public Broadcasting Network (MPBN) will partner with Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) donors to raise hunger awareness and help Good Shepherd Food Bank (GSFB) distribute crucial food assistance throughout Maine.
For every donation made to MPBN during the November 26 - December 11 television ...
- Food Bank Seeks to Raise $200,000 During Virtual Holiday Food Drive
11/17/11
Hannaford kicks off campaign with $50,000 gift
Auburn, ME - Record numbers of Mainers are struggling to access enough food - a situation that will only become more difficult as we enter the holiday season and long winter ahead. In an effort to provide nutritious food for the 15 percent of ...
- Good Shepherd Food Bank and Mission Possible Teen Center Launch State’s First Kids Café Program
10/19/11
Food Bank Brings Nutritious Meals to Maine's Vulnerable Youth
Portland, ME - Good Shepherd Food Bank and Mission Possible Teen Center will celebrate the launch of Maine's first Kids Café program at an open house event at the Teen Center in Westbrook on October 20, 2011 from 4pm - 7pm ...
- Good Shepherd Food Bank CEO to Leave at Year-End
9/29/11
Dr. Rick Small led the organization through a period of significant growth
AUBURN, Maine - The board of directors of Good Shepherd Food Bank, the largest hunger relief organization in Maine, has accepted the resignation of President and CEO Dr. Rick Small. Small, who has led Good Shepherd for the past ...
- USDA Under Secretary Kevin Concannon to Speak at Food Bank Conference
9/16/11
Portland, ME -- Leaders from around the Eastern United States will gather in Portland on Monday evening for the start of the Eastern Regional Conference of Feeding America member food banks. Good Shepherd Food Bank is hosting the annual conference, which will focus on the latest advancements in the hunger relief ...
- USDA Reports 200,000 Mainers are Food Insecure
9/7/11
Annual survey reflects ongoing struggle to meet basic needs
15.4 percent of Maine households, or approximately 200,000 individuals, experienced food insecurity in 2010, according to new research released today by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). This represents a slight increase over the previous year, when the agency ...
- Governor LePage Declares September Hunger Action Month
9/1/11
Good Shepherd Food-Bank Asking All Mainers to Take Action
With 200,000 Maine residents living at risk of hunger, including 1 in every 4 children, Governor Paul LePage has stepped in, declaring September Hunger Action Month. Good Shepherd Food-Bank is urging all Mainers to heed the Governor's proclamation and ...
- Good Shepherd Food-Bank Distributes 1 Million Pounds of Local Foods to Feed Maine’s Hungry
8/29/11
Mainers Feeding Mainers, Good Shepherd Food-Bank's local foods program, has provided approximately one million pounds of locally-sourced products for Mainers struggling with hunger since its launch in 2010.
The goal of Mainers Feeding Mainers is to foster reliable local food channels to help feed Maine's hungry, while supporting ...
- New Study Shows 25 Percent of Maine Children Live at Risk of Hunger
8/25/11
Good Shepherd Food Bank and Feeding America, the nation's largest hunger relief organization, today released a new study which reveals in Maine an estimated 68,950 children, or nearly 25 percent of children under the age of 18, are struggling with hunger.
The study, "Map the Meal Gap: Child ...
- Good Shepherd Food Bank on Good Day Maine
8/19/11
Watch the Food Bank's president & CEO Rick Small, along with Mark Dvorozniak of Barber Foods (now part of AdvancePierre Foods), talk about volunteerism on Good Day Maine. Link to video >
- Funding Cuts Highlight Severe Need for Food Support
8/2/11
Federal funding cuts recently announced by the United Way of Greater Portland will have a significant impact on hunger-relief organizations in Cumberland County and beyond. The funding cuts are the result of a reduction in the amount allotted to the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) in Maine and nationwide ...
- 6th Annual Feed ME Food Drive a Great Success
5/9/11
On Saturday, May 7, WCSH 6, WLBZ 2, and Hannaford Supermarkets, held Feed ME - a food drive to benefit the largest hunger relief organization in Maine - Good Shepherd Food-Bank. WCSH 6 and WLBZ 2 on-air personalities broadcasted live from Hannaford Supermarkets in Bangor, Augusta, Portland, and Sanford.
On this one ...
- Food Bank Featured on Your Hometown
4/20/11
Good Shepherd Food Bank was featured on Fox23's Your Hometown, a program highlighting local businesses and organizations making a difference in the community. Link to video >
- Unprecedented Study Paints Detailed Portrait of Food Insecurity in Maine
3/24/11
Good Shepherd Food-Bank and Feeding America, the nation's largest domestic hunger-relief organization, today released a landmark study entitled "Map the Meal Gap," providing the first detailed look at the additional food dollars needed by Maine families struggling with hunger each year - an estimated 91.3 million dollars in total ...