Via The Recorder: SPRINGFIELD — Recognizing the financial challenges many Western Massachusetts residents are facing this holiday season, the food access program Rachel’s Table is providing 1,310 turkeys to 29 agencies that serve the hungry — more than double what…
It was March 16 when Massachusetts “went dark,” in the words of our Executive Director Jodi Falk. The coronavirus pandemic was raging, and the governor ordered schools closed. Later, non-essential businesses, stores, and institutions shuttered to prevent the virus spread…
Sometimes, a challenge in our world can bring a community together. As the state’s “stay in place” orders took hold, Rachel’s Table had to find a way to continue distributing and rescuing food. The answer became clear as we expanded…
It’s no surprise that food insecurity has increased exponentially during this global pandemic. The United Nations World Food Program Mass warned that an estimated 265 million people could face acute food insecurity by the end of 2020, up from 135…
We at Rachel’s Table get to wake up every day and know that what we do makes a difference. That itself is a wonderful thing to feel. But we don’t do it alone – we do it with YOU! We…
Initiated by Suze Goldman (Rachel’s Table supporter and former Jewish Federation President), Feeding the Front Lines matched health care facilities with local restaurants to deliver meals to our essential health care workers. Healthy lunches and dinners were delivered to nursing…
The longest federal government shutdown in US history has left many government employees and contractors without paychecks. With no clear end in sight, families affected by the shutdown are finding themselves in dire financial straits. Today, these families are trying…
More than 200 participated on a beautiful sunny day as we ran and walked to Outrun Hunger! Our Teen Board raised $40,000 to alleviate local childhood hunger! See highlights of the event at: Outrun Hunger
More than $12,000 worth of food was purchased in just 2 hours at our 11th annual Foodraiser, Nov. 5th, 2017 at the Longmeadow Big Y. Shoppers compete to win prizes for the most money saved as they bought food to…