FITCHBURG — The Worcester County Food Bank, in collaboration with the Salvation Army Fitchburg, will hold two pop-up pantries this month, on Nov. 12 and 24, at the Salvation Army office.
The pantries bring food directly to the community, offering fruits, vegetables, meat, eggs and other food to Fitchburg residents who are experiencing hunger or hardship. The pop-up pantries will be in the parking lot of the Salvation Army office at 739 Water St.
Visitors will be invited to choose the food they and their households need. Fitchburg residents may attend one or both dates.
Additional pop-up pantries may be scheduled in December and January.
There are no eligibility requirements. The Salvation Army won’t ask for ID or money. For more information, go to www.foodbank.org/pop-up.
Seana Weaver, CEO of Worcester County Food Bank, shared this about the pop-up pantries: “Across Worcester County, our data shows that 1 in 5 adults and 1 in 3 children don’t have consistent access to enough healthy food. And Fitchburg’s needs are even greater than the county average.
“We’re grateful for the strong network of food pantries and meal programs already serving the community. Our pop-up pantries are meant to supplement that work and help provide fresh, healthy food to more families. Because food is a basic human right.”
Worcester County Food Bank is working toward a future where everyone has reliable access to the food they need and want. The food bank works alongside people experiencing hunger, working with its network of partner food pantries and meal programs and community and government partners to understand and address hunger together. It distributes healthy, culturally familiar food to those in need and helps connect people with food and nutrition benefits that can provide greater stability over the long term. It also strengthens local solutions that improve people’s access to food and work to advance local, state and national policies and systems that address the conditions that cause hunger. Learn more at foodbank.org.
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