The Food Drive
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Driving food security in our community. #foodrescue #endpoverty #endhunger Posts by Jana Gimenez.
Melrose, MA
Joined November 2020
“Far from financially burdening the nation, universal single-payer health care would not only have saved lives, it would have also avoided hundreds of billions of dollars in costs." #endpoverty
ysph.yale.edu
If the U.S. had had a single-payer universal health care system in 2020, nearly 212,000 American lives would have been saved that year, according to a new study
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"The collective net worth of America’s top 12 billionaires now surpasses $2 trillion. Even during the most intense period of the pandemic, as ordinary people around the world suffered, billionaires saw their fortunes expand." https://t.co/S6FNRmSp7U
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"Employee ownership isn’t a fringe idea but a proven path to a better future. As we celebrate Labor Day, let’s move beyond appreciation and toward action."
forbes.com
The best way to honor America’s workers is not just words, but with wealth, dignity, and opportunity. Let’s make them employee owners.
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"Instead of testing people's endurance with bureaucratic hurdles, we should test our systems' ability to respond quickly and compassionately to human need." #endpoverty #endhunger
wbur.org
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act added work requirements and other administrative burdens for people seeking government benefits, write Alister Martin and Annamarie Rapp. These things sound reasonable...
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"Citizens can help by buying from farmers’ markets that source equitably; supporting CSAs run by worker-led farms; purchasing from local small markets & family-owned restaurants; and choosing produce from farms that treat their workers with dignity." https://t.co/IMpAcgl945
civileats.com
Immigrant farmers, food workers, and vendors are a critical part of our food system. Here’s how to help them in LA and nationwide
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"Even though the world already produces more than enough food to feed everyone, it’s woefully misallocated. Selling food to poor people at affordable prices simply isn’t as profitable for giant food corporations."
theconversation.com
Massive political efforts are needed to tackle the root causes of hunger – conflict, poverty, inequality. Technology alone is not sufficient.
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"Brazil has lifted 40 million people out of food insecurity in two years. Policies include school meals sourced from local producers, higher minimum wages, support for small farmers, expanded food banks, and legal recognition of the right to food."
foodtank.com
"Brazil didn’t beat hunger by chance – this took concerted political action," says Elisabetta Recine, IPES-Food panel expert.
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"Over the last five years, food insecurity among Massachusetts households has steadily increased, rising from 19 percent in 2019 to 37 percent in 2024." #endhunger #foodsecurity
https://t.co/2gX6eis8jE
facebook.com
GBFB’s 2025 Statewide Food Access Report paints a troubling picture: 37% of MA households face food insecurity, and for many, the struggle doesn’t stop...
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"As payments for the richest farms increase, agricultural research, conservation programs, and most dramatically, low-income food assistance will all lose funding." #endhunger #endpoverty #foodsecurity #foodinsecurity #foodjustice
https://t.co/cMnpgA7rjS
foodandpower.net
As Republicans added work requirements for SNAP, they also made it easier for non-active farm owners to collect more federal subsidies.
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"New data from The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) and Mass General Brigham confirm that hunger is an urgent, ongoing challenge in Massachusetts. 37 percent of Massachusetts households faced food insecurity in 2024, rising from 34 percent in 2023." #endhunger #foodsecurity
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TONIGHT! Join us at Santa Fe Melrose & enjoy burritos for a cause! They're donating 30% of all food sales between 4 and 8 PM to support our hyperlocal hunger relief work. Ordering takeout? Order straight from their website and put "The Food Drive" in the notes.
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"MYTH: Most Americans won’t use the welfare system. FACT: About two-thirds of all Americans will use welfare for at least six months. By the time they turn 18, over half the children in America will have used food stamps (or SNAP)."
pbs.org
Learn more about the origins of and the mythology around the idea of the "Welfare Queen," and watch Storming Caesars Palace on PBS.
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"People run out of people and places to turn to for help. Especially with recent and impending cuts to emergency food assistance, we can no longer assume that someone will be able to find food when their SNAP is cut and their food pantry emptied."
aninaestrem.com
Like any other public space, my food pantry regularly encountered people who were challenging to work with. After spending significant effort helping an individual get through their food pantry vis…
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We have news! Immense thanks from our hearts to @cummingsdotcom for believing in our mission and investing in our work to feed our neighbors! #CummingsGrant #foodsecurity #foodrescue #endhunger #melrosema
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"Of all the reckless ways for the federal government to save money, taking breakfast and lunch away from 12 million kids in 24,000 schools across the country has to be the most reckless." @CivilEats
#endhunger #foodsecurity #foodinsecurity #foodjustice
civileats.com
Studies have documented the advantages to kids, schools, and the economy when students receive nutritious school meals.
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2024 was our fourth year of serving our community by distributing free food to our neighbors. See below for a glimpse of our impact, and click here for our full 2024 Impact Report: https://t.co/fpNj3Cxr6h
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"As Americans all across the country report feeling increasingly pressed by inflated food prices, a USDA report reveals that about 18 million families struggled to access enough food, marking the highest levels of food insecurity in nearly a decade."
salon.com
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Shoutout to Girl Scout Troop 77149! For MLK Day, they created mini art for our Community Freezer guests. And last week troop member Julia and mom Carolyn brought over their donation of cookies, which we delivered to our friends at the Milano Center for bingo treats. #melrosema
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Join us for our Spring Shred & Food Drive next Saturday, March 29 sponsored by @A1DATASHRED! Location is the Melrose High School front parking lot, and proceeds will support our work. #endhunger #foodsecurity #foodrescue #fooddrive #sustainability #recycling #shredding #melrosema
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Shoutout to longtime volunteer Sue Goodnow-Ji and her friends for cooking for our Community Freezer! Visit @fumcmelrose on Sundays at 11:30 AM for free meals made with love by members of our community. All are welcome, no ID or residency requirement. #endhunger #melrosema
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