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New Partnership Supports Maine Dairy Farmers and Helps Hungry Mainers
In a unique arrangement, four diverse Maine organizations are teaming up to address hunger relief and support Maine dairy farmers. Good Shepherd Food Bank, …
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Food AND Medicine Helps Recruit Volunteers
Food AND Medicine is a local, grassroots nonprofit established in 2001 that works on issues surrounding workers’ rights and economic justice in the Bangor …
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Harold Alfond Foundation Grants $1M to Good Shepherd Food Bank for COVID-19 Response
The Harold Alfond Foundation has awarded Good Shepherd Food Bank, Maine’s largest hunger-relief organization, a $1,000,000 grant to support hunger relief efforts that are …
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Good Shepherd Food Bank Projects $6.3M in New Costs Due to COVID-19 Crisis
Good Shepherd Food Bank, Maine’s largest hunger-relief organization, announced that an estimated $6.3M in additional resources will be needed over a six-month period to …
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Food Banks, Food Pantries and Meal Sites Deemed Essential Service
IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 2, 2020 AUBURN, Maine – Good Shepherd Food Bank and its network of 450+ agency partners—including food pantries and meal sites—have …
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Good Shepherd Food Bank Partners with L.L.Bean to Accelerate Food Access
Good Shepherd Food Bank, Maine’s largest hunger-relief organization, and L.L.Bean, one of the state’s largest companies, have partnered to accelerate food access for Mainers …
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Good Shepherd Food Bank Representatives to Attend National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference
AUBURN, Maine – Three representatives from Good Shepherd Food Bank will be traveling to Washington D.C. to participate in the National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference …
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Maine’s Good Shepherd Food Bank Hires for Public Policy and Research and Annual Giving Officer
AUBURN, Maine – Good Shepherd Food Bank is pleased to announce its recent hire of Amy Regan Gallant, who joins as the new vice …
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Building Advocates Leadership Program Results
This past fall, Area Interfaith Outreach and Good Shepherd Food Bank teamed up to bring the Building Advocates Leadership Program to the greater Rockland …
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Good Shepherd Food Bank Participates in USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program
AUBURN, Maine – Good Shepherd Food Bank announces its participation in the USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program. “Afterschool should be a fun …
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Annual School Pantry Capacity Building Grants Announced
AUBURN, Maine – Good Shepherd Food Bank recently announced the recipients of their annual School Pantry Capacity Building Grant program. Funded on a competitive …
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The Least Donated Holiday Item – Milk
AUGUSTA, Maine – The holidays are a time for giving, and it’s always appreciated when people remember their neighbors in need by donating to …
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