FOOD ASSISTANCE Introducing Maridee’s Healthy Eating Program Maridee’s Healthy Eating will honor Maridee Feeherry and the amazing work she did in the field of nutrition throughout the North Shore region. This funding will improve and expand the nutrition education program at Beverly Bootstraps. Low-income and underserved populations do not always have the knowledge to choose or the resources to purchase fresh produce and/or prepare healthy meals, thereby putting themselves and their families at greater risk for major health issues. At Beverly Bootstraps we aim to not only alleviate our clients’ immediate hunger, but also provide them with nutritional food and guidance on the importance of nutrition
and the direct correlation to health, wellness, disease prevention and chronic disease management. Our expanded nutrition education program will teach clients, donors and Food Assistance staff members
what it means to eat and donate healthy food. This will include nutrition education and cooking demonstrations at our Mobile Market sites, information support to clients with special dietary needs, purchasing cooking supplies for our After-School programs to use during cooking classes, Food Safety training for Community Meals sites, and more.
Maridee’s Healthy Eating
Maridee’s Healthy Eating honors the amazing work of Maridee Feeherry in the field of nutrition and her passion to give back locally to those in need. Maridee’s Healthy Eating will improve and expand the nutrition education program at Beverly Bootstraps.
NEW top 10 items needed in the Food Pantry
Our Food Pantry relies heavily on community donations. Below are the 10 items most frequently requested by our clients: 1) Cereal 2) Healthy kids’ snacks 3) Peanut butter 4) Tuna fish 5) Soup 6) Spaghetti sauce (please no glass jars) 7) Shampoo 8) Toothpaste/toothbrushes 9) Feminine hygiene products 10) Diapers (sizes 3-6) Donations can be dropped off this summer at our 35 Park Street offices from 8:30am to 7pm Monday through Thursday or 8:30am to 1pm on Fridays.
Nutrition education is the only way to make lasting change to impact the poor nutrition that affects many of the low-income individuals and families we serve.
Seed, Sow & Share - an Eagle Scout’s project to help end hunger Eagle Scout Joseph Steriti recently presented his Eagle Scout project to Beverly Bootstraps. As the tagline on the brochure he created declares, Seed, Sow & Share’s mission is to encourage people to “grow a home garden and support your local food pantry.” In his public awareness campaign, he spread the word about hunger; some of its causes, local and national statistics, and one healthy solution to it - donating excess fruits and vegetables from home gardens to local food pantries. “We hope that new, novice and experienced gardeners will enjoy the rewards of gardening and the pride that comes from supporting their communities in such a meaningful way,” explains the brochure. If you would like to join his cause, Beverly Bootstraps is happy to accept donations of home-grown produce to be distributed to those in need through all of our Food Assistance programs.
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