The Lower Merrimack Valley Food Coalition

The Lower Merrimack Valley Food Coalition (LMVFC) is a collection of organizations providing front-line food assistance to local residents experiencing food insecurity. The LMVFC covers the communities of Amesbury, Andover, Boxford, Byfield, Georgetown, Groveland, Haverhill, Merrimac, Methuen, Newbury, Newburyport, North Andover, Rowley, Salisbury, and West Newbury.
Within the umbrella of the LMVFC, there are currently pre-existing coalitions targeting subset communities, including:
  • Seacoast Food Providers (SFP)
  • Greater Lawrence Food Resiliency Coalition (GLFRC)
  • The One Haverhill Fund
Members of the LMVFC can utilize the Hub to access increased and improve food supply to support their respective food access programs, i.e. free groceries, free prepared meals, to mitigate food insecurity in their respective communities. 

LMVFC Members

Amesbury
Our Neighbors’ Table*
Andover
Andover Produce Market
Village Food Hub
Georgetown
Georgetown COA*
Groveland
Groveland COA
Haverhill
All Saints Food Pantry
Common Grounds
Emmaus, Inc.
Leaving the Streets Ministries
Open Hand Food Pantry
Open Hearts Ministries
Sacred Heart Ministries
Haverhill Food Pantry
Somebody Cares New England
Lawrence
Centro Cristiano Camino de la Salvacion Pantry
Cor Unum Meal Center
Emmaus, Inc.
Food for the World
Groundwork Lawrence
​Lazarus House
Merrimack Valley YMCA
​Neighbors in Need
*Seacoast Food Providers
Merrimac
Merrimac COA*
​Methuen
Christian Church Voice of Salvation
Methuen YMCA
Newbury
First Parish Newbury*
Newburyport
Among Friends*
First Presbyterian Church
Newburyport COA
Nourishing the North Shore*
St. Basil's Church*
Newburyport Salvation Army*
North Andover
The People’s Pantry
Village Food Hub
Rowley
Rowley COA
Rowley Food Pantry*
Salisbury
Pettengill House*
Salisbury COA*
West Newbury
West Newbury COA*

Food Security Advisory Group

​Amesbury Council on Aging
Amesbury Public Schools
Anna Jaques Hospital
Children's Health Care
City of Amesbury
City of Newburyport
Greg Ezell
Georgetown Council on Aging
Georgetown Public School District
Kassandra Gove
Groveland Council on Aging
Lyndsey Haight
Lars Lundgren
Merrimac Council on Aging
Newbury Council on Aging
​Newburyport Council on Aging
Newburyport Public Schools
Tiffany Nigro
Tracy Parker
Pentucket Regional School District
Christina Peretti
Amber Pittenger Tillson
Rowley Council on Aging
Salisbury Board of Selectmen
Salisbury Council on Aging
Maureen Shultz
Jonathan Tetrault
Town of Georgetown
Town of Merrimac Board of Selectmen
Town of Salisbury
Triton Regional School District
Lisa Vincent