Governor Maura Healey’s office has issued a press release about the latest cuts to federal food programs, which impact MVFB. We have had $208,323 worth of food deliveries cancelled, totaling 3,806 cases of food. You can read the full release here: https://www.mass.gov/news/trump-administration-continues-to-take-away-food-from-massachusetts-families-and-students As we shared in the press release: These…
Thank you to Pentucket Bank for helping us in our fight against hunger. You can read the full press release from Pentucket Bank here. The Pentucket Bank Charitable Foundation has committed $50,000 over five years to the Merrimack Valley Food Bank to support the construction of its new food…
Link to article by Melanie Gilbert of The Sun News: https://www.lowellsun.com/2025/01/12/merrimack-valley-food-bank-takes-hunger-off-the-table/ LOWELL — Debbie Callery, the executive director of the Merrimack Valley Food Bank, has a lot on her plate. She presented an overview of the numerous services and programs the nonprofit runs in the community to the City Council’s Nonprofit…
For many years, a growing group of individuals have provided consistent support to those who are food-insecure. These dedicated donors are members of Stock the Shelves Club at Merrimack Valley Food Bank (MVFB). The Stock the Shelves Club has 94 members across four different states. They each make monetary donations…
The Merrimack Valley Food Bank is proud to be featured twice in the 2025 edition of Massachusetts Grown. To read the full edition, click here: https://farmflavor.com/massachusetts/massachusetts-magazine/massachusetts-grown-2025/
Thank you to Inside Lowell for their article about MVFB’s work feeding our community during this Thanksgiving season. To read the article, click here: https://insidelowell.com/mv-food-bank-to-feed-thousands-this-thanksgiving/
We are so pleased to announce the exciting changes that are taking place for the Merrimack Valley Food Bank this winter! After operating out of a warehouse at 735 Broadway Street in Lowell since 1995, we have moved into our newly renovated location at 1703 Middlesex Street in Lowell. During…
The Merrimack Valley Food Bank is thrilled to officially announce our move to our new home. This move has been a long time coming, and we are so thankful for everyone who has helped us along the way. We purchased our new building in July of 2022, and it has…
Lowell – The Merrimack Valley Food Bank (MVFB) is pleased to share that the organization has received a $10,000 donation from 100 Women Who Care – Greater Westford. 100 Women Who Care is a membership organization in which all members make a quarterly donation, the funds are combined to create a…
Lowell, MA – The Merrimack Valley Food Bank (MVFB) is thrilled to announce that the John E. Cox Memorial Bridge (Bridge Street) will be lit orange on Friday, September 15th in honor of Hunger Action Day. The lighting will take place at approximately 5:00pm, and the bridge will remain lit orange…
