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Nonprofits aim to address worsened food insecurity in Boston

Isabella Abraham April 15, 2021
One year in, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to leave many Boston residents facing food insecurity.
Boston University’s Sigma Alpha Lambda chapter will face off against its Binghamton University counterpart next month in a food collection competition. PHOTO COURTESY OF SALVATION ARMY USA WEST

BU SAL chapter to compete against Binghamton in organization’s first “Rival Season”

Daily Free Press Staff September 20, 2018
The Boston University chapter of Sigma Alpha Lambda (SAL) will compete against the Binghamton University chapter starting Oct. 1 to kick off the SAL Rival Season tournament.
Students and faculty of Kennedy Longfellow Elementary School in Cambridge participate in the K-Lo market, a program started by the Food For Free organization which provides local families free nutritious foods. PHOTO COURTESY SASHA PURPURA

Food For Free fights poverty in new year

Yasmin Younis January 20, 2016

Food insecurity and poverty affect millions of families across the country, including members of the Greater Boston community. As of 2014, 15 percent of the population was in poverty, with children...

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