Tough choices: Heat your home or feed your family?
By Ryan Fecteau, Communications & Marketing Coordinator Mainers are known for their hardiness. Whether working in the woods or out on the fishing boat, they live the long-told tale of hard work...
View ArticleOur March Newsletter
A word of gratitude from Kristen In this issue of Helping Hands, we’re sharing stories of people who are going through a hard time in their life. For so many Mainers, the winter months are...
View ArticleCooking Matters: When Food Is Medicine
By Adeline Browne, AmeriCorps Cooking Matters Coordinator On a Tuesday night in November, the café at Maine Medical Center transformed. A radio, interrupted occasionally by the sound of a blender,...
View ArticleCollaborating to Address Senior Hunger in Maine
Guest post by Robert Crone, Director of Nutrition Services, Eastern Area Agency on Aging Hunger is a serious threat facing thousands of seniors in Maine. Seniors are hungry everywhere in our region....
View ArticleMaine Seniors are Going Hungry
Guest post by Olivia Dooley, Senior Hunger AmeriCorps VISTA Throughout the month of May, Good Shepherd Food Bank has shared some startling statistics about senior hunger. In case you missed it: The...
View Article“Lobster at the soup kitchen tonight!”
Gregory worked in non-profits for 40 years helping others, and he has the stories to prove it. He lets out a hearty laugh while reminiscing on the day a call from the Coast Guard came in while working...
View Article2017 School Partner Awards
As the 2016-2017 school year comes to a close, Good Shepherd Food Bank’s Child Hunger Team would like to extend a sincere thank you to every one of you for the time, energy, and compassion you have...
View ArticleGood Shepherd Food Bank Partners With Bangor & Brewer Nonprofits to Sponsor...
Good Shepherd Food Bank Partners With Bangor & Brewer Nonprofits to Sponsor Six Summer Meals Sites Sites will offer free meals to Bangor/Brewer youth throughout summer Bangor, ME (June 15, 2017) –...
View ArticleKathy’s Story
After not being able to qualify for benefits, downsizing from a house to an apartment due to the cost and maintenance, and receiving a medical diagnosis that required her to become a vegetarian, Kathy...
View ArticleGrow your own vegetables
Growing your own vegetables can be an inexpensive, fun way to supply yourself with fresh produce. Even though it is already July, it is not too late to get started on your own garden. HGTV has a list...
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