Lunch Equity Project

Hunger is closer than you think.

Though many of us may not realize the grave disparities that exist in our own communities, people face hunger in every county and congressional district in Massachusetts. People facing hunger are our neighbors, children in our kids' classroom, elderly people living on limited income.

Inflation? Rising utility and gas prices? Medical bills? Unexpected loss of a loved one? There are many factors why families in Needham have turned to the local food pantry to help put food on the table.

Want to have a direct impact in your community? Donate to the Lunch Equity Project. 100% of your donation will help the Needham Community Council and The Needham Community Farm, Inc. sustain meals to the 182 children currently registered in the Needham food pantry.

Keep it local. Donate today.
https://app.etapestry.com/onlineforms/NeedhamCommunityCouncil/lunchequity.html

Today is the last day of school and the symbolic last day of the Lunch Equity Project (although we will continue collecting donations until the end of June). This community has raised $23,000 for our hungry neighbors, who too often are invisible in affluent communities like ours. But you have seen their need and generously given what you could. That's equity in action! Please help us raise the final $2,000 to reach our goal.

Thank you to everyone who gave your time and encouragement to the Lunch Equity Project, those who forwarded emails and posted announcements in newsletters about it, liked posts and wrote them, designed our website and created news segments, and to those who gave from your bank accounts. The story of Lunch Equity Project is a Needham story about how to acknowledge privilege and balance out the scales where we can. I'm grateful for your partnership!

Six months ago, Lunch Equity Project was born from the fierce hearts and collective intellect of Mas Siel, Emily Touchet, Liz Dempsey Lee, and Jenn Scheck-Kahn, with marketing and design muscle from Hilary Hanson Bruel, Doug Fox, Laura Quinlan, and Adrienne Mathias, and of course in partnership with the Needham Community Council and The Needham Community Farm, Inc.