The Locker Project, in partnership with the Good Shepherd Food Bank, helps ensure food security for children across Greater Portland. The Locker Project works with school staff and dozens of volunteers to provide students with healthy class-time snacks, staples and fresh foods to take home for the times they are most likely to experience hunger.

We distribute fresh food donated by local supermarkets, grocers, bakeries, and farms at school events. We share community gardeners’ harvests with students and families in need. We collaborate with other like-minded groups to bring nutrition education and healthy food preparation tips to kids and families. We stock school pantries with staples collected through food drives and purchased in bulk.

We partner with South Portland Food Cupboard, the Portland and Westbrook-Gorham Rotary Clubs, Westbrook-Gorham Kiwanis Club, Cultivating Community, Cumberland County Food Security Council, the City of Portland, the Portland Public Schools Food Security Task Force, and many other groups to assist schools in getting healthy food to hungry children. Special thanks to Wayside Food Programs for their continued support.

If you are interested in learning more about how your school can partner with the Locker Project to bring food to children in need, contact us today!

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