Good Shepherd Food Bank ready to launch new venture

Harvesting Good has goal of extending locally grown produce year-round into food bank's network.

Photo: Addressing Maine’s emergency food needs

Litchfield officials break ground on new food bank, with eye on serving more residents

The initial construction costs are being funded by a $50,000 grant from the Good Shepherd Food Bank.

Southern Maine food pantries see growing need with rising food, energy and gas prices

Some pantries are seeing new faces each week and some people who had stopped coming have returned.

Good Shepherd’s mystery donor: A $1 million pledge and a challenge to others

Good Shepherd would neither confirm nor deny reports that the donor is a portly man with a long, white beard who dresses all in red.

Good Shepherd Food Bank announces $250 million fundraising effort

The Auburn storage and distribution facility reveals billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $25 million.

Investors help Good Shepherd Food Bank go solar

The nonprofit will have the option to buy the panels at a depreciated cost. 

West Bath woman hikes to raise money for Good Shepherd Food Bank amid pandemic

“What if the pain and fear that came out of 2020 motivated us to start taking care of our bodies?” said Rita Losee, 78. “We have control over how we treat our bodies. I want people to look at me and think ‘Well if that old broad can do it, so can I.”

Good Shepherd Food Bank says billionaire’s donation to aid mission

The organization expects to receive its gift, part of a $4 billion series of donations from MacKenzie Scott, early in 2021.

Auburn’s Good Shepherd Food Bank receives donation from billionaire MacKenzie Scott

Amount is among $4.16 billion given to 384 organizations nationally.