January 3, 2025 |Grant, Health & Wellness, News, Non-profits, Resources

Local Organizations Receive Phoenix Food Hub Community Grants

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Congratulations to the recipients of the Phoenix Food Hub Community Grants Program. These grant awards went to 10 local organizations whose proposed projects support the reduction of food insecurity in Lynn. Funding for these grants is part of a generous award from Mass General Brigham to the Phoenix Food Hub.

Recipient organizations and summaries of program proposals are:

Catholic Charities

Program – Lynn Food Pantry

Grant will support the purchase and installation of permanent shelving for the Lynn Food Pantry, which will increase their capacity to store food on site and help meet the increasing demand for emergency food in Lynn.

Demakes Family YMCA

Program – Food, Nutrition & Garden Program

The YMCA serves healthy meals and snacks to children and teens in need and summer programs teaching gardening skills. Grant will support staffing and supplies to provide access to healthy foods, nutrition education, and teach gardening skills to children and teens.

Highlands Coalition

Program – Food Insecurity and Health Issues

Grant will support the refurbishment and creation of more community garden beds, distribution of vegetables, and help staff the organization.

Lynn Community Health Center

Program – Hunger Assistance Program

Grant will purchase and supply supermarket gift cards to be distributed to provide support to incoming refugee families with children until other community and government services food assistance resources can be obtained.

Lynn Senior Center

Program – Senior Food Insecurity

Grant will be used to address food insecurity for seniors by providing food serving equipment and hot meals.

My Brothers Table

Program – Teen Parent Meal Program

Grant will support this food distribution and outreach program, which will provide a healthy, culturally appropriate weekly food delivery to households of the most at-risk mothers in Lynn, as they work towards graduating high school under difficult circumstances.

New Lynn Coalition

Program – Food Delivery Program

Delivers food to more than 750+ households. Grant will help fund staff for the program.

The Food Project

Program – Community Cooking Classes

Grant will support cooking classes that will focus on using locally available produce to make delicious, nutritious dishes that are relevant to some of the major cultural groups in Lynn. Drawing from the public and from families from the Kipp Academy, the Food Project plans to hold 15 cooking classes, with 15 attendees at each session this fall and winter.

The Open Door/Cape Ann Food Pantry Inc.

Program – Mobile Market Farmers Truck for North Shore Community College – Lynn Campus

Grant will support the free distribution of food through the Open Door’s Mobile Market Farmers’ Truck to the staff and students at North Shore Community College’s Lynn Campus. Participating clients can choose up to 25 pounds of fresh produce for free each visit.

The Salem Pantry

Program – General Operation to Support Lynn Households

The Salem Food Pantry serves Lynn Residents who visit the food pantry an average of 2.5 times per month. Grant will help support food distribution to these Lynn residents. 

The above press release was submitted to us by Greater Lynn Senior Services.