Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program recently announced a collaboration between its soup kitchen and three local organizations to provide free meals to members of the greater Brunswick community. Beginning March 4, People Plus is offering members a warm soup on Mondays. Independence Association will offer bagged lunches to its service users as well as members […]
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Business briefs: Addition to MCHPP board, new face at Brunswick bank, John Deere acquisition
Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program announces new board of directors member Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program recently tapped a wealth management professional to join its board of directors. Scot Draeger is president of R.M. Davis, a private wealth management firm in northern New England, and will serve on the MCHPP board’s investment, finance and development […]
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Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program brings the public into the kitchen for Harvest Week
Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program Community Kitchen is hosting an open house from 4-6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26. The event will feature samples from current renters and a peek into how the Community Kitchen is helping to feed neighbors and lessen food waste and is becoming a hub for local small businesses. The Community Kitchen […]
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New leader of hunger-prevention agency ‘passionate’ about mission
Hannah Chatalbash of Brunswick has been named executive director of the Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program.
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Brunswick woman to lead Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program
The Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program, celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, offers prepared meals, a food pantry and a soup kitchen to those in need.
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Giving Voice: Community is the key to success
When I started to volunteer at Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program in 2009, little did I know this choice would lead to so many opportunities and collaborations with other Brunswick nonprofits. My experience, though hardly unique, demonstrates how much we can accomplish as a community when we are open to sharing resources, talent and time […]
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The Recycle Bin: Food salvage and recovery
When I volunteered weekly at the Gathering Place, a drop-in day shelter and resources center on Tenney Way behind the Brunswick downtown Hannaford, our guests ate lunch next door at Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Center. Before the pandemic, they experienced a free, sit-down restaurant experience, with waiters bringing main course, drinks and then dessert offerings. […]
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Bowdoinham Community School to open food pantry for students
Bowdoinham Food Pantry has teamed up with the elementary school to open a school market after Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program ended its backpack food assistance program.
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Darling’s Brunswick Ford supports local food security efforts
Darling’s Brunswick Ford has become the first platinum sponsor of Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program with its gift of $15,000. The dealership, which opened in Brunswick in December 2020, welcomed the opportunity to give back to the community through the hunger relief nonprofit. MCHPP has been serving Brunswick and the Midcoast for 40 years. “Darling’s […]
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Hot Lunch Summer returns to the Midcoast, providing free and nutritious meals for kids
A summer lunch program hosted by Maine Hunger Prevention Program and Maine Department of Education lessens the burden for families who participate in free school lunch programs during the year.