2511-0107 Local Food Security and Anti-Hunger Initiatives

For the advancement of community food security and the protection of public access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food; provided, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended to the Billerica Community Pantry Incorporated in the town of Billerica; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Medway Community Farm, Inc. in the town of Medway; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to A Place to Turn Food Pantry in the town of Natick for improvements and upgrades to the food pantry facilities; provided further, that not less than $5,000 shall be expended for the Easton Food Pantry, Inc. in the town of Easton; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Sustainable CAPE - Center for Agricultural Preservation & Education for a local food access, education and affordability program; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Margaret Fuller House, Incorporated in the city of Cambridge for its food pantry and services; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Food for Free in the city of Cambridge; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended for Hebron Food Pantry, Inc. in the city of Attleboro for the purchase of a refrigerated vehicle to transport food to individuals and organizations throughout the Greater Attleboro regional food security hub; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for the food pantry run by the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul located behind Saint Joseph Church in the town of Lincoln; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Pettengill House, Inc., in the town of Salisbury and the city of Amesbury, toward services to meet the needs of vulnerable, at-risk individuals and families in the towns of Salisbury and Merrimac and the cities of Amesbury and Newburyport; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to the Scituate Food Pantry, Inc. in the town of Scituate; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Weymouth Food Pantry in the city known as the town of Weymouth; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for Rachel's Table in the city of Springfield to alleviate hunger and reduce food waste; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be provided to Lovin' Spoonfuls, Inc. in the city of Boston to support food rescue and hunger relief operations in the counties of Hampden and Worcester; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Open Door food pantry to serve communities in the North Shore region of the commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for Grow Food Northampton, Inc. to combat food insecurity for children, families, seniors, the disabled and other vulnerable populations recovering from pandemic-related economic, medical and other stressors; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Rice Sticks and Tea food pantry in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Coastal Foodshed initiative in the greater New Bedford region to promote and grow the local food access economy and distribution channels for locally grown food; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Ginny's Helping Hand, Inc. in the city of Leominster for the purposes of expanding operations of the food pantry services; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Franklin Food Pantry, Incorporated building project; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the operation of the Food for Free Committee, Inc.'s Cambridge Weekend Backpack Program; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the operation of the city of Revere's food systems hub; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Harvest on Vine Food Pantry in the Charlestown section of the city of Boston for the coordination of essential food services in Charlestown; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Food for the World, Inc., otherwise known as Ministerio los Milagros de Jesus, Inc., in the city of Lawrence, for the purpose of alleviating hunger and malnutrition for low-income and moderate-income families and unhoused and elderly residents through the organization's Feeding the Hungry project and 2019 novel coronavirus emergency food delivery program; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Groundwork Lawrence, Inc. for the purpose of developing a regional food security strategic action plan that will strengthen the organization's multi-sector approach to the challenge of food insecurity, specifically in the cities of Lawrence, Methuen and Haverhill and the towns of Andover and North Andover; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Rose's Bounty Food Pantry to help fulfill food insecurity needs for southwest Boston residents; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for emergency assistance, food insecurity and program support at the Hilton senior center in the town of Salisbury; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Outdoor Water Bottle Filling Station Initiative in the town of Arlington; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the Medford Food Policy Council for operational efficiency; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Quincy Community Action Programs, Inc. for the rehabilitation and expansion of the food center facility; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the Needham Community Council food pantry; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for food insecurity and nutrition programs at the Chelmsford senior center; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no funds shall be transferred from this item to any other item of appropriation; and provided further, that funds shall be expended fully and on a schedule consistent with the provisions of section 9B of chapter 29 of the General Laws