Margaret Fuller-Neighborhood House Inc

The food pantry is one of the largest volume food pantries of the twelve food pantries located in cambridge. 60-65% of the patrons are from cambridge. The pantry has open hours four different days per week. It is one of only two food pantries in cambridge where low-income residents from surrounding cities are eligible. It is central to meeting food security goals of the community. Over 400,000 pounds of food is distributed annually. There are 75 volunteers involved monthly and nearly 1000 patrons (households) registered. The youth service pillar (leaders of today's peace academy) has been a long-standing cambridge-based after school program with a goal of providing a supportive and caring environment for children to build strong relationships, develop their identities, and excel academically from youth ages 4 to 12 years of age. This program ended in june 2023 the community advancement program provides comprehensive wrap-around services for individuals 18 years and older to help them develop skills, obtain gainful employment, financial assistance and individualized resources to meet specific identified needs. We pride ourselves on our ability to address all the vocalized needs within the family structure including financial and employment.