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On Nantucket, nearly half of food-insecure households include children. 41% include seniors.
These aren`t just numbers — they`re our neighbors, our kids` classmates, the people we see every day.
Come learn more at Thought for Food on May 11, 2pm at the Nantucket Atheneum. Based on research by Sam Landercasper, NN expert consultant, this presentation sheds light on what food insecurity looks like right here at home.
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Thank you @ackace for this amazing comic about our new Community Food Hub! We can`t wait to open our doors and welcome everyone in this new space.
This space will host Nourish Nantucket, Nantucket Land Bank`s Agricultural Processing Facility, NFFRA and the Food Pantry.

Stay tuned for more updates!

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We`re hiring! 🌱 Nourish Nantucket is looking for summer interns to join our team and help fight food insecurity on-island.

🍽️ Summer Program Intern — Help run our summer meals and food rescue programs. 25–30 hrs/week, June 15 – Aug 15. Spanish speakers encouraged to apply!

🎉 Summer Events Intern — Help plan fundraisers, community events, and outreach. 5–10 hrs/week, June 20 – Aug 20.

Both positions are paid. Full position details at nourishnantucket.org/summer-interns. Send your resume, a letter of interest, and two references to info@nourishnantucket.org to apply.
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This summer, Nourish Nantucket is partnering with Nantucket Public Schools to launch a free Summer Student Meals program: nutritious grab-and-go breakfast and lunch for students pre-K through 12th grade in July and August at 19 Boynton Lane. No sign-up, no questions asked.

Menus designed by Kate Ortega, community nutrition intern with Nourish Nantucket. Program operated by Laurie Richards, Program Manager.

When school meals pause for the summer, Nantucket comes together for its kids!

Nantucket families - please take our survey. See the email sent through NPS to tell us what you would like to see in summer meals.

Learn more and find out how you can help at nourishnantucket.org/summermeals2026

Este verano, Nourish Nantucket se asocia con las Escuelas Públicas de Nantucket para lanzar un programa gratuito de comidas de verano para estudiantes: desayunos y almuerzos nutritivos, listos para llevar, dirigidos a estudiantes desde preescolar hasta el 12.º grado, durante los meses de julio y agosto en el 19 de Boynton Lane. No se requiere inscripción ni se harán preguntas.

Los menús han sido diseñados por Kate Ortega, pasante de nutrición comunitaria en Nourish Nantucket. El programa es gestionado por Laurie Richards, Gerente del Programa.

Cuando las comidas escolares se suspenden durante el verano, ¡Nantucket se une por sus niños!

Familias de Nantucket: por favor, respondan nuestra encuesta. Consulten el correo electrónico enviado a través de las NPS para contarnos qué les gustaría ver en las comidas de verano.

Obtengan más información y descubran cómo pueden ayudar en nourishnantucket.org/summermeals2026 ...

1 in 3 year-round residents on Nantucket experiences food insecurity. That number might surprise you — and there`s so much more to the story.
Join us on Monday, May 11 at 2pm in the Great Hall at the Nantucket Atheneum for Thought for Food, a presentation exploring what food insecurity really looks like on our island, based on the work of Nourish consultant and food security expert Sam Landercasper.
This is a conversation our community needs to have. We hope you`ll be part of it.
📍 Nantucket Atheneum, Great Hall
📅 Sunday, May 11 | 2:00 PM
Free and open to all
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