Our Mission
We believe that food access is a basic human right: our vision is a community that is safe, just, and welcoming where all members’ needs are met and no one is faced with suffering alone; our approach is “human-first,” welcoming everyone to join us in our mission of feeding those in need in body, heart, and soul.
Our Story
In 1974, members of the Brighton-Allston Congregational Church UCC recognized the problem of hunger in the community and began distributing food baskets at Thanksgiving and Christmas. As a result, those in need made more frequent visits to the Church requesting food and other forms of assistance. To satisfy this community-wide need, the Allston Brighton Food Pantry was created, with the Community Supper program following two years later.
To this day, we continue to provide nourishing food at no cost to members of the Allston-Brighton community in a warm, welcoming atmosphere.
We are the proud recipient of grants from:
Cummings Foundation
Rabbi Abraham Halbfinger and Charlesview Charitable Fund