VIA MASS APPEAL BY KAYLA HEVEY (Mass Appeal) – Hunger is a year-round problem and to help combat food insecurity, one local organization is asking for your help. Director of Rachel’s Table, Jodi Falk, joins us with the details on…
VIA WWLP CHANNEL 22 NEWS BY SY BECKER SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP)- All eyes are on a pilot program at Robinson Gardens Public housing project in Springfield where residents will soon start growing their own food. Under the auspices of Rachel’s…
VIA MASSNONPROFIT NEWS BY MASSNONPROFIT NEWS STAFF he Jewish Federation of Western Massachusetts last week announced that it received a $75,000 commitment from Arbella Insurance Foundation over the next three years to support its Rachel’s Table program which helps alleviate…
VIA WWLP-TV CHANNEL 22 NEWS BY KAYLEIGH THOMAS SPRINGFIELD, Mass (WWLP) – Rachel’s Table will have some extra money to use over the next three years to help alleviate hunger and reduce food waste in the region, thanks to a…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT:Jodi Falk jfalk@jewishwesternmass.org 413-733-0084 ARBELLA INSURANCE FOUNDATION DONATES $75,000 FOR RACHEL’S TABLE TO EXPAND GROWING GARDENS INITIATIVE IN THE PIONEER VALLEY First Growing Gardens Training on March 28th, 2022 in Springfield, MA SPRINGFIELD, MA March 24, 2021 --…
Outrun Hunger – Let's Race to fill the bowls! Dear Friends, Ready, set go! Our upcoming 5k road race and 1-mile fun walk, Outrun Hunger, is in motion. This biennial event, co-sponsored by our Teen Board, helps us raise funds…
Growing Gardens Receives $75K From Arbella Insurance Foundation Arbella Insurance Foundation recently made a commitment of $75,000 over the next 3 years to help Rachel’s Table at the Jewish Federation of Western Massachusetts expand Growing Gardens, which will support any…
Valentine's day donation: Couple's change in plans inspires loving action Pictured from left to right: Jodi Falk, Rachel’s Table, Hector Perez, Friends of the Homeless, and Jermaine Pam, Friends of the Homeless. Rachel’s Table helped a local couple whose wedding…
BEA’S HARVEST: THE GLEANING PROGRAM OF RACHEL’S TABLE By Cara Michelle Silverberg, Rachel's Table Gleaning Coordinator Rachel’s Table at the Jewish Federation of Western Massachusetts is seen by leaders in the Western Massachusetts food movement as having the preeminent gleaning…
IN MEMORIAM: BEA LOEVY, A FORCE OF NATURE Bea Loevy, of blessed memory On January 17, 2022, we lost a very special member of our community. Bea Loevy -- former president of the Jewish Council for Women, an active member…