ediblesouthshore.com – 3/9/2022 – Marion Institute’s Southcoast Food Policy Council plants the seeds for an inclusive regional food system
March 16, 2022
Marion Institute’s Southcoast Food Policy Council plants the seeds for an inclusive regional food system.
SippicanWeekToday.com – 1/14/2022 – Marion Institute receives support through Shaw’s program
January 14, 2022
Marion Institute’s Grow Education Program has been selected as a beneficiary of the Shaw's GIVE BACK WHERE IT COUNTS Program for the month of February.
SouthCoastToday.com – 11/3/2021 – ‘Connecting students with where food comes from’: Farm bill could mean fresh school meals
November 8, 2021
The Marion Institute's Grow Education program has received funding to build 6 new gardens & add new features to their 12 existing outdoor spaces at New Bedford Public Schools.
NewbedfordGuide.com – 10/11/2021 – NBPS to benefit from USDA* FTS and Community Preservation Act Grants
November 8, 2021
The Marion Institute's Grow Education program has received funding to build 6 new gardens & add new features to their 12 existing outdoor spaces at New Bedford Public Schools.
Moving Forward with the Southcoast Food Policy Council
July 19, 2021
The newest emergency food provider partnership on the Southcoast began in January 2021 with the Shah Foundation, Stock Pot Malden, and a committed group of community partners. In six months, we have delivered 285,952 catered breakfasts and lunches to children, 18 years and younger, in Wareham, New Bedford, and Fall River. Now, the Southcoast Food Policy Council is turning its attention to setting up the infrastructure of the Food Policy Council. As the Food Policy Council emerges, we will have several Working Groups.
Sippican Week – April 26, 2021 – Marion Institute program creating six new gardens at New Bedford schools
April 27, 2021
The Marion Institute's Grow Education program has received funding to build 6 new gardens & add new features to their 12 existing outdoor spaces at New Bedford Public Schools.
Wareham Week – March 15, 2021 – Free meals for kids at the Gleason Family YMCA, Brandy Hill Apartments
March 17, 2021
Children under the age of 18 from the Tri-Town are eligible to receive ready-made boxed meals at the YMCA and Brandy Hill Apartments. The program, launched by the Marion Institute in collaboration with the Shah Family Foundation and the Greater Boston YMCA, offers boxed meals to-go at the two locations on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Marion Institute to oversee food distribution program
February 23, 2021
The Marion Institute's Southcoast Food Policy Council has collaborated with the Shah Family Foundation and the Greater Boston YMCA to expand a local free meal distribution program designed to combat childhood food insecurity in Wareham, the Tri-Town and surrounding communities. Click to read more.
