Mobilizing a first-of-its-kind Coalition
The Make Hunger History Coalition is made up of a diverse set of stakeholders – from food access, healthcare, public health, local agriculture, elected officials, philanthropy, and grassroots advocates – committing together to achieve the goal: All Massachusetts residents have dignified access to food and the economic resources needed to make choices about their food. Let’s create a better future for the Commonwealth and make hunger history.
Key Strategies
The Five Pillars
The Coalition has identified 5 key pillars that underly achieving our goal: All Massachusetts residents have dignified access to food and the economic resources needed to make choices about their food.
The work of the Coalition will be driven through Working Groups, one for each of the five pillars of progress.
- Ensuring that all residents can access and buy food.
- Integrating food security into healthcare.
- Support residents to eat nutritious and local food.
- Enhance food support programs for priority populations and communities.
- Address root causes which contribute to hunger.
These action-oriented teams — Pillar Working Groups — are comprised of coalition members, subject matter experts, policymakers, and individuals with lived experience, focused on developing and advancing strategic recommendations towards each of the pillars.
In the face of daunting issues, leaders must come together to do what’s right. When we work together to achieve a goal greater than all of us, we can accomplish it, and that includes eradicating hunger."
Get Involved
Join a Working Group
The work is underway! The MHH Working Groups representing each Pillar of Progress play a critical role in moving the work of the Coalition forward. Working group members will:
- Collaborate with fellow members to develop strategies, recommendations, and action plans aligned with the coalition’s roadmap.
- Engage in regular meetings, contributing insights and expertise to advance workgroup priorities.
- Share knowledge and resources to strengthen collective efforts.
- Advise on policy, programmatic, and advocacy opportunities within their focus area.
- Provide feedback on draft recommendations and help refine strategies before broader coalition discussions.
- Support implementation efforts by identifying opportunities for engagement, partnership, and advocacy.
Make Hunger History is seeking passionate individuals and organizations who want to play an active role in the work of the Coalition.
Access the Coalition Member Overview One-Pager
Make Hunger History Coalition
Organizations
100% Massachusetts
Acton-Boxborough United Way
AgeSpan
All Saints Parish Brookline
Alliance of Massachusetts YMCAs
American Red Cross Boston Food Pantry
Amherst Survival Center
Arlington EATS
Beth Israel Lahey Health
Billerica School Nutrition
BMBCC, Boston Missionary Baptist Community Center, Inc
Boston Children's Hospital
Bowls4Boston
Building Audacity
Cambridge Community Relations Liaison, Food for Free
Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee (CEOC)
Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation
Central Mass Grown
Central MA Tobacco Free Community Partnership
Centre Street Food Pantry
Changes by PT, Inc
ChildLife Mozambique
Children’s HealthWatch
Citizens Inn
City Fresh Foods, Inc
Community Care Cooperative
Community Cooks
Community Harvest Project
Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA)
Community Servings
Dwelling House Of Hope
East Boston Social Centers, Inc
Eastie Farm
ECO Policy Advisors
El Buen Samaritano Food Program Inc
End Hunger New England/Outreach, Inc.
Essex County Community Foundation
Everett Community Growers
First Congregational Church of Revere Food Pantry
Food Bank of Western MA
Food Link
Food Rescue Collaborative
FoodCorps
Franklin Food Pantry
Fresh Truck
Fruit Fair
Ginny's Helping Hand, Inc.
Give Back With A Snack
Grow Food Northampton
Growing Places
Hampshire County Food Policy Council
Harbor Health Services, Inc.
HarvestHope Foundation
Health Leads
Housing Families
Inclusive Eats, Inc.
Interfaith Social Services
Island Grown Initaitive
Jeremiah's Inn
Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action
JF&CS of Greater Boston
John F. Kennedy Family Service Center
Just Roots
La Colaborativa
La Mega Latino radio stations
Legacy Response
MA Dept. of Agricultural Resources
MA Food System Collaborative
The Marion Institute's Southcoast Food Policy Council
Mass General Brigham
Mass Aging Access
Massachusetts Association for Community Action (MASSCAP)
Massachusetts Councils on Aging
Massachusetts Farm to School
Massachusetts Head Start Association
Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative
Mayor's Office of Food Justice
Merrimack Valley Food Bank
Metropolitan Area Planning Council
MetroWest Food Collaborative
Mill City Grows
MLRI
Morrissey Market
NAMI Massachusetts
NeighborHealth
Newton Food Pantry
New Beginnings Reentry Services
Nourish Nantucket
Our Neighbors Table
Patricia Leary Consulting
Pernet Family Health Service
Point32Health Foundation
Project 351
Project Bread
Rachel's Table
Rachel's Table of Western Massachusetts
Reflection Films
Regional Environmental Council of Central MA (REC)
Rescuing Leftover Cuisine, Inc.
Revere Arabic Community
Root NS Inc
Roslindale Food Collective
Senior Whole Health by Molina Healthcare
Social Advance
South Boston En Accion
South Shore Community Action Council
Spoonfuls
Springfield Food Policy Council
St. Anthony's Food Pantry
St. Bonaventure Food Pantry
Stock Pot Malden
Sustainable CAPE
Temple Sinai of Sharon
The Boston Foundation
The Food Drive
The Greater Boston Food Bank
The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts
The Hunger to Health Collaboratory
The Jarboe Foundation
The Marion Institute, Inc.
The Open Door
The Outreach Program
The Salem Pantry
Three Sisters Garden
Three Squares New England
UMassFive College Federal Credit Union
United For Kids Foundation Ambassadors Club
United Way of Central Massachusetts
United Way of North Central Mass
United Way of Tri-County
United Way Pioneer Valley
Unity Provisions
Vital CxNs
Wales Community Pantry
West End House
Worcester County Food Bank
Worcester Housing Authority
Worcester Public Schools Food & Nutrition Department
Yes We Care, Inc.
YMCA of Greater Boston
YWCA Cambridge
Staff
Spencer Masterson
Director of Make Hunger History
spencer_masterson@projectbread.org
Advisory Council
Robyn Burns (she/her)
Executive Director, The Salem Pantry (TSP)
Samantha D’Angelo (she/her)
Assistant Director of Food Service for Worcester Public Schools
Mari Gonzalez (she/her)
Executive Director, El Buen Samaritano Food Program Inc.
Steven Leibowitz (he/him)
Irene Li (she/her)
Erin McAleer (she/her)
President & CEO, Project Bread
Jean McMurray (she/her)
CEO, Worcester County Food Bank
Andrew Morehouse (he/him)
Executive Director, Food Bank of Western MA
Kim Prendergast (she/her)
Vice President for Policy & Strategy, Community Care Cooperative (C3)
Sasha Purpura (she/her)
Rev. Clyde D. Talley (he/him)
President & CEO – Yes We Care, Inc
Dr. Priscilla Wang (she/her)
Primary Care Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital & Associate Medical Director, Primary Care Health Equity, Office of the Chief Medical Officer, Mass General Brigham
Giovanny Zuniga, (he/him)
Founding Steering Committee (2023-2024)
Congressman McGovern, Honorary Chair
Josh Trautwein, About Fresh
Dr. Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba, Children’s HealthWatch
David Waters, Community Servings
Andrew Morehouse, Food Bank of Western Massachusetts
Jacquelynne Bowman, Greater Boston Legal Services
Sarah Sabshon, Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Cabinet Affairs, Healey Administration
Gladys Vega, La Colaborativa
Commissioner Ashley Randle, MA Department of Agricultural Resources
Kristina Pechulis, Massachusetts Food Systems Collaborative
Georgia Katsoulomitis, Massachusetts Law Reform Institute
Representative Hannah Kane, MA State Legislature
Representative Andy Vargas, MA State Legislature
Senator Sal DiDomenico, MA State Legislature
Senator Jo Comerford, MA State Legislature
Rebecca Wood, Parent Advocate
Erin McAleer, Project Bread
Catherine D’Amato, The Greater Boston Food Bank
Jean McMurray, Worcester County Food Bank
Addario Miranda, Youth Advocate