Special to the Times-Free Press
The White House recognized statewide food security organization Project Bread of 145 Border Street, East Boston as a leading partner in the White House Challenge to End Hunger and Build Healthy Communities. The Challenge, which was announced in March 2023 by the Biden-Harris Administration, is a nationwide call-to-action to stakeholders across all of society to make bold commitments to advance President Biden’s goal to end hunger and reduce diet-related diseases by 2030—all while reducing disparities.
“Project Bread is honored that the White House has recognized the collective effort underway among Massachusetts’ strong, innovative, and diverse anti-hunger community to permanently solve hunger today in the national Challenge to End Hunger and Build Healthy Communities,” says Erin McAleer, CEO of Project Bread, which works year-round across policy initiatives, programs, and hunger prevention measures to ensure Massachusetts residents of all ages have reliable access to nutrition resources. “We are proud to partner with organizations, policy makers, people and communities, across the Commonwealth to build the movement that will make Massachusetts the first state in the nation to eliminate the injustice of hunger.”
The Challenge built on the historic White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health hosted by President Biden in in September 2022 where the President released a National Strategy and announced over $8 billion of external commitments to achieve his bold goal. McAleer attended the 2022 conference on behalf of Project Bread, where Massachusetts was one of the largest state delegations in attendance and many of the Commonwealth’s ongoing food security initiatives were championed.
Project Bread, the leading statewide food security nonprofit, connects people and communities in Massachusetts to reliable sources of food while advocating for policies that make food more accessible—so that no one goes hungry. For more information, visit: www.projectbread.org.