Food Pantry receives grant
Pictured with one of the two new refrigerators, from left to right is Judy Gifford and Judy DePue, both from Murray Food Pantry, Jim Jones, Rotary secretary, Amanda Adams, Rotary president, Tom Kelly, Rotary bulletin editor, and Barbara Clark from Murray Food Pantry.
Attleboro Rotary support expands refrigeration capacity
The Murray Unitarian Universalist Church Food Pantry, long reliant on a second-hand refrigerator, faced challenges in storing fresh produce, often leading to spoilage between bi-weekly deliveries from the Greater Boston Food Bank. This issue has now been resolved, thanks to a generous grant from the Attleboro Rotary.
Attending regular meetings of the Greater Attleboro Food Access Collaborative (GR-FAC), which supports local food insecurity programs, the Murray Church Food Pantry team learned about potential grant opportunities for refrigeration. Scott Jones, a regular attendee and member of the Attleboro Rotary, informed them that the Rotary offers grants for such needs. read more…
The Food Pantry
The Murray Church Food Pantry is an all-volunteer run outreach program of Murray Unitarian Universalist Church. This service is provided by the generosity of Murray Church members & friends in the greater Attleboro community.
We are open, weather permitting.
- Two days a week on Mondays and Thursdays from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Families are able to choose from fresh produce, groceries and hygiene products. Volunteers also provide information to our recipients about area food resources to assist them in achieving self-sufficiency.
Our mission statement
The Murray Church Food Pantry is a committee of volunteers dedicated to assisting those in financial need with food assistance to supplement their food shopping. To that end, the pantry offers one bag of groceries and more per week, per family. We provide groceries that have the highest nutritional value available. We also provide fresh fruits and vegetables all year long. We gladly accept assistance from public and private aid agencies as well as from members of Murray Church and the greater Attleboro community. We work in accordance with federal, state, and local guidelines for food pantries.
Who we help
Our food pantry is open to individuals and households in the Greater Attleboro area that are experiencing food insecurity. First-time visitors must provide proof of residence such as a driver’s license or a utility, telephone, or cable bill that shows your current address
Cooking Matters
Cooking Matters Massachusetts is a program that is run nationally by Share Our Strength and it helps families to shop for and cook healthy meals on a budget. They also offer free cooking courses and interactive grocery store tours, empowering families to stretch their limited food budgets. Courses and tours are held throughout the state. Please visit their website for more information.
Food and assistance resources
The Murray Food Pantry has compiled a comprehensive listing of local and regional food assistance resources that we update regularly. These resources are also available to download in pdf format.
Download the Murray Food Pantry Resources Guide (pdf)
Hunger hits hard in Massachusetts
Project Bread’s Status Report on Hunger in Massachusetts
In Massachusetts, 9.6 percent of households or roughly one in ten households experiences worry about whether there will be enough to eat, those people are not evently distributed in our cities and towns. In some communities in MAssachusetts, seven in 10 households are living in poverty. Many of us would think that this statistic could only describe life in states that we consider “poor”—not our Commonwealth.
The working poor is often the hardest hit: the low-wage hourly workers who perform critically important tasks like caring for our elders, young children, and disabled adults are often food insecure; they can’t rely on an annual cost of living adjustment, and their hours can be cut without notice.
