 With 80 volunteers and almost 150 destinations, the possible number of Family Table delivery routes is in the hundreds of thousands.
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 JF&CS with help from the Rabb family is forming the Greater Boston Hunger Network.
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 Two days each month, Family Table runs the Family Table Choice Pantry, a new food distribution model.
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 Temple Beth Elohim in Wellesley donated over 600 cans of tuna this month to support JF&CS Family Table.
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 For a family struggling to put food on the table, a traditional Thanksgiving meal could cost as much as a full week of groceries.
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 An innovative program, the Family Table Choice Pantry allows families to “shop” for the foods they want.
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 Where will we put the eggs? And if we get the eggs today, where will we put the carrots tomorrow?
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 Volunteer Jennifer Wall is a former personal chef and healthcare professional who is helping the agency feed families in need.
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 Thanks to the tireless work of volunteer Mark Bronstein, Family Table recipients don't have to worry about losing their SSI benefits.
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 On December 2, 2011 family, friends, and colleagues gathered at JF&CS Headquarters to celebrate the life of Greg Baker, who passed away on June 25 at age 32.
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 It’s impossible to overstate the power of a talk by Rev. Gloria White-Hammond, co-pastor, Bethel AME, who was the keynote speaker for “Bringing it Home: A Public Health Conference.”
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The end of 2011 is in sight and many of us are beginning to anticipate the upcoming holidays.
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 Exciting things are happening on the North Shore. Since our merger with JFS of the North Shore, we have worked to centralize program resources and plan for the future.
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 When Aaron arrived at JF&CS, he had a simple request – he needed glue to repair his shoes.
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 Thanks to many of our Family Table volunteers, we distributed groceries to approximately 270 very appreciative families.
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 Time has flown since our last Family Table distribution and before the memory of Passover fades, I want to thank everyone who helped make the holiday especially meaningful for our many recipients.
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“Thank you, thank you always for your good, good care for me and my husband.”
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 As the first registered dietitian hired at JF&CS, I did not know what to expect. I think some of my new colleagues were even worried that I was watching what they were eating for lunch, but many more were intrigued by the notion of what having a nutrition program at JF&CS could mean for our clients.
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As November approaches, we traditionally begin to think about preparing for our own meaningful family Thanksgiving celebrations, which include a table full of food, laughter, and warmth.
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We have just completed our July distribution, and thanks to many of our regular volunteers and a whole crew of first-time helpers, we successfully distributed groceries to approximately 260 very appreciative families.
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