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 $100,000 shall be expended to the Sudbury Community Food Pantry, Inc. for food security infrastructure; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended to Coastal Foodshed Incorporated to address food insecurity through access to healthy food and to provide support to local farmers and our agricultural economy in the greater New Bedford region; provided further, that not less than $90,000 shall be expended to Greater Lynn Senior Services, Inc. for programming related to the Phoenix food hub; provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended for the Al Nelson Friendship Center Food Pantry; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Franklin Food Pantry, Incorporated for the prevention of food insecurity; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Medway Community Farm, Inc. in the town of Medway; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Medway local food security and anti--hunger initiatives; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Fenway Civic Association, Inc. for the purpose of funding the Fenway cares mutual aid initiative, including administrative costs, to distribute fresh food and supplies to food--insecure Fenway residents; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Rose''s Bounty Food Pantry to help fulfill food insecurity needs for residents of the southwest neighborhoods of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to Community Health Programs, Incorporated to support food access programs in Berkshire county; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Neighbors Eating All Together (NEAT), Inc. in the town of Arlington; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Granby To--Go, Inc. to support the in--school food pantry and clothing distribution program in the town of Granby; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Survival Centers, Inc. to support its food pantry programs; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Lower Cape Outreach Council, Inc. to support food pantry building renovations and enhancements; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the continued operation of Lorraine''s Soup Kitchen & Pantry, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Edward L. Cooper Community Gardening and Education Center, Inc. for the emergency food pantry to operate and provide eligible community members with access to food; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the East Boston Community Soup Kitchen, Inc. to provide food aid and additional services; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for food services at the Veterans Food Bank in the city known as the town of Winthrop; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for food services at the Grace Church Federated in the East Boston section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for food services at Friday Night Supper Program, Inc. in the Back Bay section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the food pantry at the First Congregational Church of Revere in the city of Revere; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Wellesley Food Pantry, Inc. for programming and supports for food insecure families and individuals in the town of Wellesley; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to the Charles River Regional Chamber, Inc. to provide grants, in coordination with Brookline Chamber of Commerce, Inc., to independent restaurants located in the city of Newton and the towns of Brookline and Wellesley to supply prepared meals and other food products to food banks serving those communities, senior programs and other programs addressing food insecurity needs of individuals in those communities; provided further, that not less than $65,000 of such funds shall be allocated for grants to independent restaurants in the city of Newton; provided further, that not less than $50,000 of such funds shall be allocated for grants to independent restaurants in the town of Brookline; provided further, that not less than $35,000 of such funds shall be allocated for grants to independent restaurants in the town of Wellesley; provided further, that not less than $120,000 shall be expended to Boston Area Gleaners, Incorporated for improvements to Stonefield farm located on Martin street in the town of Acton to continue its work to help families facing food insecurity; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Harvest on Vine food pantry in the Charlestown section of the city of Boston to provide food resources and services; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Regional Environmental Council, Inc. to support its operations and programs to fight for food justice in the city of Worcester and the central region of the commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Arlington Eats, Inc. to increase food access in the town of Arlington; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended for Food Link, Inc. to address food insecurity in the city of Woburn and the towns of Arlington, Billerica, Burlington and Lexington; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the Weymouth Food Pantry in the city known as the town of Weymouth for food security programs; provided further, that not less than $5,000 shall be expended for Meghan's Light, Inc. in the town of Hadley for food assistance to individuals struggling with cystic fibrosis; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Somebody Cares New England, Inc. in the city of Haverhill for the operation of its food pantry and to combat food insecurity in the community; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Neighbors in Need, Inc. to support the operation of a food and diaper pantry serving the cities of Haverhill, Lawrence and Methuen and the towns of Andover and North Andover; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for The Charity Guild, Inc. to continue to supply the food pantry at Brockton high school and serve the senior citizens and homebound individuals through home delivery in the city of Brockton; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry, Inc. for transportation vehicles to combat food insecurity in the community; provided further, that not less than $45,000 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 $100,000 shall be expended to the Quabbin Food Connector, Inc. in the town of Orange; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended to Merrimack Valley Food Bank, Inc. for the operation of its food distribution programs and to combat food insecurity in Essex county; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to facilitate capacity expansion for The Open Door/Cape Ann Food Pantry, Inc. serving the cities of Gloucester and Lynn and the towns of Rockport, Essex, Manchester--by--the--Sea, Ipswich, Rowley, Topsfield, Boxford, Hamilton and Wenham; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for capacity expansion and innovative food storage and delivery programs for Our Neighbors'' Table, Inc. serving the cities of Amesbury and Newburyport, the town of Salisbury and other communities in northeastern Essex county; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Rachel's Table of Western Massachusetts, Inc. to continue with anti--hunger initiatives; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for West Bridgewater Food Pantry, Inc. to combat food insecurity; and provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended in a grant for the Joshua Kaye Foundation, Inc. for combating food insecurity in the commonwealth