Islanders of All Stripes Come Together to Combat Food Insecurity
Mike Barnes unloads a delivery truck from the Greater Boston Food Bank at The Island Food Pantry.
Mike Barnes unloads a delivery truck from the Greater Boston Food Bank at The Island Food Pantry.
Merrick Carreiro stacks boxes of food at the food pantry.
Merrick Carreiro stacks boxes of food at the food pantry.
Deb Edmunds carts food up the ramp.
Deb Edmunds carts food up the ramp.
Shopping carts full of direct food donations.
Shopping carts full of direct food donations.
Kristi Strahler sorts greens into different size bags.
Kristi Strahler sorts greens into different size bags.
Sharon Brown (Island Food Pantry Operations Director) lifting flour onto a high shelf.
Sharon Brown (Island Food Pantry Operations Director) lifting flour onto a high shelf.
Debbie Reis helps sort goods on the shelves.
Debbie Reis helps sort goods on the shelves.
Island Food Pantry is located at the P.A. Club in Oak Bluffs.
Island Food Pantry is located at the P.A. Club in Oak Bluffs.
Trays cool at The Anchors in Edgartown.
Trays cool at The Anchors in Edgartown.
Meals prepared for seniors in the Kitchen at The Anchors.
Meals prepared for seniors in the Kitchen at The Anchors.
The Anchors Kitchen lunch program.
The Anchors Kitchen lunch program.
The Anchors Kitchen lunch program.
The Anchors Kitchen lunch program.
Diane Wall washes dishes.
Diane Wall washes dishes.
The demand for food is greater than ever on the Vineyard, as inflation eats away at the already slender budgets of vulnerable Island households.