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​Forward Together: Seacoast Regional Food Hub

More than 27 food access organizations across the Lower Merrimac Valley have now joined the conversation to shape the Seacoast Regional Food Hub and the critical infrastructure it will provide. 

With more than 32,000 individuals living in food insecure households, creating immediate and sufficient access to free food is critical. There are already more than 30 food champions providing food access across the region. While the work to solve the problem is there, the network lacks the proper tools to serve all in need and to provide them with the amount of food to close their Meal Gap.

The Seacoast Food Hub, located at 114 Bridge Road, Salisbury, will increase infrastructure, promote collaboration, and lead to a food secure region.

The 24,000 square foot facility will provide:

• Dry and refrigerated storage for 15 members of the Seacoast Food Providers
• Fruit and vegetable processing and storage for crops gleaned from local farms and redistributed  to food programs across the region
• GBFB cross-dock serving 25+ food pantries and meal programs ultimately reaching 35,000 food insecure individuals 
• Expanded grocery programming including an on-site free grocery store with curbside pick-up
• Sharing of ONT’s small fleet of trucks to transport food across partner sites

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Thank you to SEED Investors for investing $2,281,385 to date:

Greater Boston Food Bank
Ward Cromer Charitable Trust
Institution For Savings

Nathaniel and Elizabeth P. Stevens Foundation
George C. Wadleigh Foundation
Newburyport Bank Foundation
Kevin Murphy
Burch Ives Family Foundation
BankProv Foundation
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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Osterman Family Foundation
Rogers Family Foundation
Yawkey Foundation
​James Brown
Eve Davis Lee
Edward Winifred Moseley Foundation
Marie van Luling
Doug and Tara Moran
Agnes M. Lindsey Trust
Clinton Furnald

We are roughly 2.4 million dollars away from our goal. Although that sounds like a daunting figure, this building will allow us to serve 35,000 community members. If everyone contributed, this project would cost about $130 per person.

What people are saying...

    "A hub closer to our area would a great help to us
and those we serve. Our numbers keep growing
​ each week as the need in our area is great"​
-Burch Ives Charitable Family Fund        ​

"Congratulations on achieving a critical step on your strategic pathway to regional food security by 2029. It as evident from your presentation that not only was your strategy well thought out, but the tactics and deliverables were also well presented."​
-Bill Lapierre of Sacred Hearts Food Pantry
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What’s in store for the Jardis-Taylor Center in Amesbury?
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In 2023, ONT intends to re-open its Amesbury Market for in-person shopping. The ONT Markets will provide a combination of in-person, curbside and home delivery options to ensure everyone can access the food they need. To accommodate the increased need, ONT will be remodeling the Amesbury Market to double its size! This remodel is made possible through the generous support of the Amelia Peabody Charitable Fund.

For more information on how you can support this project, please email Lyndsey@ourneighborstable.org