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Beneath Nantucket’s Affluence Lies A Hidden Hunger Crisis

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21% of Year-Round
Nantucketers are Food Insecure

4,500 Island Residents Regularly Struggle to Access Food

46% of Public School Students Qualify for Food Subsidies

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No One
On Nantucket
Should Go Hungry

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Our Goal is to Coordinate Nantucket’s Food Agencies under One Umbrella

To Raise Awareness & Funds To Solve The Food Insecurity Crisis

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Nantucket Food Pantry

Pip Send It Box Program

Food Pantry Meals

The Warming Place

Fresh Connect

Meals on Wheels

Nantucket Family Resource Center

Sustainable Nantucket Grow Boxes

Women, Infants & Children (WIC)

WIC Breastfeeding Support

Our House

SNAP

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Nantucket Food Pantry

The Nantucket Food Pantry, a food security program 
of Nantucket Food Fuel & Rental Assistance (NFFRA), serves hundreds of clients on a weekly basis. Led by manager Ruth Pitts and dedicated volunteers, the 
Food Pantry provides pantry staples, fresh produce 
and prepared meals year-round. They also make deliveries to some clients. The Food Pantry is a 
vital community partner in the effort to reduce food insecurity on the island.

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May 30

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nour·ish: to nurture or rear; to promote the growth of; to maintain or support Semantics matter. When choosing a name to represent an organization, the meaning behind it has to matter. We chose nourish because its definitions, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, represent our mission and our call to action. Yes, the goal is to ensure that no one goes hungry on #Nantucket. Most importantly, the goal is to create a cohesive network that addresses all the needs of food insecurity. Help make this vision a reality.

nour·ish: to nurture or rear; to promote the growth of; to maintain or support
Semantics matter. When choosing a name to represent an organization, the meaning behind it has to matter. We chose nourish because its definitions, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, represent our mission and our call to action. Yes, the goal is to ensure that no one goes hungry on #Nantucket. Most importantly, the goal is to create a cohesive network that addresses all the needs of food insecurity. Help make this vision a reality. ...

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May 28

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The work that we do isn't possible without the incredible cohort of partners that we have teamed up with to fight food insecurity. Each month, we will spotlight one of our program partners to share what their organization does. For such a small island, there is an abundance of resources to be utilized! #Nantucket #communityimpact #collaborativeefforts #partnerspotlight

The work that we do isn`t possible without the incredible cohort of partners that we have teamed up with to fight food insecurity. Each month, we will spotlight one of our program partners to share what their organization does. For such a small island, there is an abundance of resources to be utilized! #Nantucket #communityimpact #collaborativeefforts #partnerspotlight ...

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