Today our class traveled to East Boston to visit the headquarters of Project Bread. After a long bus ride we received a warm welcome from were invited into the conference room with hot coffee and waters for everyone. The employees at Project Bread were just as interested in our class as we are in them. They asked us to each introduce ourselves and had us give them an overview about our class and how it functions. They were very organized and had flyers and power point presentation. They gave an overview of their organization and there previous accomplishments, including the success they have had with their well known event, the Walk for Hunger. Last year alone, the fundraiser raised enough money to fund 236 anti-hunger programs throughout the state. It is clear that the work they are doing is important, impact, and necessary. One in every 10 household in Massachusetts struggle with hunger, and Project Bread’s main goal is to prevent and end hunger in the state.
On top of the success of their current programs, Project Bread is innovative and trying out new ways to overcome the barriers they are facing in ending and preventing hunger. One of those barriers is reaching people who live in rural areas. To do this, they have designed a program called Meals on Wheels that will deliver meals to designated areas in the town that any child under the age of 18 is welcome to make use of our services. Our class’s donation would provide almost all of the necessary funds to get this project running. The employees at this organization were friendly and welcoming, and their passion for this cause and helping others was clear. This meeting has made project bread an even stronger candidate for this grant than they already were.
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