The Greater Boston Food Bank receives a $1 million capital grant from Yawkey Foundation to expand refrigeration capacity

November 16th, 2023

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release.

The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB), the largest hunger-relief organization in New England, announced today that it has received a $1 million capital grant from the Yawkey Foundation. The grant was awarded to GBFB to help with much needed refrigeration upgrades to GBFB’s Yawkey Distribution Center, the food bank’s 117,000 square foot warehouse in Boston that serves as the hub of the charitable food system in Eastern Massachusetts.