Food For Free

Food For Free We envision a future where everyone in our community has consistent access to fresh, healthy food.

🚨 MATCH ALERT: Double your impact for local students today! 🚨As local students head back to school, a generous donor has...
09/03/2026

🚨 MATCH ALERT: Double your impact for local students today! 🚨

As local students head back to school, a generous donor has offered a $20,000 donor match for our school programs! 🍎✨

Every dollar you donate today will be matched dollar-for-dollar to support:
🛒 School Markets with free produce and grocery staples
🥕 Carrot Cards offering food choice and dignity to local families

Help us unlock the full $20,000 match to ensure every student has the food they need to learn and thrive all year-round!

Donate today - https://secure.qgiv.com/for/fy27back-to-schoolappeal/

🚴‍♀️🏃‍♂️ Team Food For Free is riding, walking, and running so everyone has access to good, healthy food!We’re proud to ...
09/03/2026

🚴‍♀️🏃‍♂️ Team Food For Free is riding, walking, and running so everyone has access to good, healthy food!

We’re proud to participate in this year’s Ride & Stride for Food—and especially proud of our incredible team of board members who have already raised more than $13,000! 👏💚

There’s still time to join Team Food For Free! Ride, walk, run, or support our team and help us ensure our neighbors have access to the food they need to thrive.

Every mile and every dollar helps Food For Free provide nutritious food and critical logistical support to 68 community partner organizations across Massachusetts.

🔗 Donate, sign up, & learn more at https://ride.threesquaresne.org/team/823352

Join us for Food For Free's Party Under the Harvest Moon as we celebrate 45 years of Food For Free—an evening filled wit...
09/02/2026

Join us for Food For Free's Party Under the Harvest Moon as we celebrate 45 years of Food For Free—an evening filled with delicious food, great conversation, and a shared commitment to building a more food-secure community.

📅 Thursday, October 15
🕠 5:30–8:00 PM
📍NEW LOCATION!!! Sala de Puerto Rico (2nd Floor), MIT Stratton Student Center, Cambridge, MA

Whether you're a longtime supporter or joining us for the first time, we'd love to celebrate this milestone with you.

Purchase your tickets at https://secure.qgiv.com/for/partyundertheharvestmoon2026/event/partyundertheharvestmoon2026/ and help make healthy food accessible to more of our neighbors.

At our final summer market yesterday, we had the honor of welcoming Congresswoman Katherine Clark and State Representat...
08/28/2026

At our final summer market yesterday, we had the honor of welcoming Congresswoman Katherine Clark and State Representative Marjorie Decker !

It was a bustling market, serving more than 110 households from Cambridge. Hosted at the Martin Luther King Jr. School, the market gave school families the opportunity to stock up on fresh produce and pantry staples to carry them through the final week of summer before school begins.

We are so grateful for the support and advocacy of Congresswoman Clark and Rep. Decker, especially as the needs of our constituents continue to grow. At a time when our food access safety net is facing significant decline, their partnership, support, and advocacy are more critical than ever.

Thank you, Congresswoman Clark and Representative Decker, for showing up for our community and for your continued commitment to food access!

Learning doesn’t stop when the school day ends—and neither does the need for nourishing food. 🍎📚Through Just Eats and Fo...
08/26/2026

Learning doesn’t stop when the school day ends—and neither does the need for nourishing food. 🍎📚

Through Just Eats and Food Recovery, Food For Free delivers fresh groceries, quality recovered food, and healthy snacks to local youth-serving organizations, including YMCA Somerville and Moses Youth Center, helping students stay nourished after school.

Help keep our trucks moving and feed local students all year long: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/fy27back-to-schoolappeal/

We’d like to share our thanks with Representative Christine Barber, who secured a $50,000 earmark for Food For Free in t...
08/26/2026

We’d like to share our thanks with Representative Christine Barber, who secured a $50,000 earmark for Food For Free in the Massachusetts FY27 State Budget!💚

Representative Barber has been a longtime supporter of Food For Free, and her advocacy secured our first state earmark to specifically support our work in Somerville. This $50,000 investment comes at a critical moment and will help us strengthen our school-based food access programs in Somerville, supporting local students and families with access to healthy, nutritious food.

We’re grateful for Representative Barber’s leadership, advocacy, and commitment to addressing food insecurity in Somerville. It truly takes all of us working together to make this work possible.

Thank you, Representative Barber, for championing Food For Free and our community!

A huge thank you to State Senator Sal DiDomenico, Steve Owens for State Representative , and their incredible teams for ...
08/22/2026

A huge thank you to State Senator Sal DiDomenico, Steve Owens for State Representative , and their incredible teams for volunteering at our Summer School Market!

One of the joys of our summer markets is the opportunity to connect directly with our community while making sure families have access to fresh, nutritious foods they want to eat. This team didn’t skip a beat—jumping right in to help distribute fresh summer produce to more than 100 households!

We’re so grateful for their time, energy, and commitment to making sure our neighbors have access to the food they need. Thank you for being part of the market! 💚

08/21/2026

20,000 pounds of fresh produce—recovered and headed to our community. 🥕🍋🥦

When this year's Produce & Floral Expo came to a close, Food For Free and an incredible team of volunteers got to work collecting, sorting and loading fresh food that might otherwise have gone to waste.

All this fresh produce will now be distributed through our community partners, helping ensure that more people have access to nourishing food.

And huge thank-you to Encore Boston Harbor for hosting the Expo and supporting our food recovery efforts!

More food for our neighbors. Less food wasted. That’s the power of food recovery. 💚Encore Boston Harbor

Together, we have what it takes to nourish a community. 🥕💚Food For Free’s school-based programs center dignity, choice, ...
08/19/2026

Together, we have what it takes to nourish a community. 🥕💚

Food For Free’s school-based programs center dignity, choice, and care. Our free School Markets bring fresh produce, proteins, and pantry staples directly to school grounds, while Carrot Cards give families the freedom to purchase foods that meet their dietary needs and cultural preferences.

Your support keeps these vital programs going strong and helps local students and families access nourishing food throughout the school year.

Give today: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/fy27back-to-schoolappeal/

🌙✨ Save the date! ✨🌙Join us for Food For Free's Party Under the Harvest Moon, our annual celebration supporting food acc...
08/19/2026

🌙✨ Save the date! ✨🌙

Join us for Food For Free's Party Under the Harvest Moon, our annual celebration supporting food access across our community.

Enjoy a beautiful evening of delicious food, great company, and inspiring stories on Thursday, October 15, from 5:30–8:00 PM.

🎟️ Tickets are available now! Grab yours here and be part of an unforgettable night.
https://secure.qgiv.com/for/partyundertheharvestmoon2026/event/partyundertheharvestmoon2026/

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