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In The News
- Senate budget includes funding for food insecure students
Gloucester Daily Times
June 10, 2023 - Senate budget includes ‘Hunger Free Campus’ funding
Salem News
June 06, 2023 - Stamp Out Hunger Brings Out The Donations
Ipswich Local
May 14, 2023 - Letter carriers do part to ‘stamp out hunger’
Salem News
May 14, 2023 - Letter carriers do part to ‘stamp out hunger’
Gloucester Daily Times
May 14, 2023 - Together again: Hundreds attend The Open Door’s Empty Bowl fundraiser
Gloucester Daily Times
May 07, 2023 - Ipswich students walk for hunger
Salem News
May 06, 2023 - Ipswich Students Raise $17,000 to Fight Hunger
Town Common
May 02, 2023 - Two young artists create bowls for Empty Bowl Online Auction
Gloucester Daily Times
May 02, 2023 - Middle School’S Walk For Hunger Hits Its $10,000 Goal
Ipswich Local
April 17, 2023 - A Valentine story: Finding love and the ‘better cape’
Gloucester Daily Times
February 13, 2023 - Local nonprofits get a boost from Cape Ann Community
Manchester Cricket
Jan. 28, 2023 - 10 Holiday Shopping Nights, Strolls, and Markets on the North Shore
Northshore Magazine
December 08, 2022 - Cape Ann Business Briefcase
Gloucester Daily Times
November 27, 2022 - Drive collects almost 7 tons for Open Door food pantry
The Eagle Tribune
November 26, 2022 - Our View: For holidays and beyond, share the abundance
Gloucester Daily Times
November 24, 2022 - As cost of living grows, so too do pantries
Salem News
November 23, 2022 - As cost of living grows, so too do pantries
Gloucester Daily Times
November 23, 2022 - Drive collects almost 7 tons for Open Door food pantry
Newburyport Daily News
November 22, 2022 - Drive collects almost 7 tons for Open Door food pantry
Salem News
November 22, 2022 - Prospect of holidays sees Open Door step up its efforts
Ipswich Local
November 21, 2022 - Drive collects almost 7 tons for Open Door food pantry
Gloucester Daily Times
November 21, 2022 - Here’s how to help Massachusetts food pantries and those in need
GBH News
November 18, 2022 - Pantry holding food drive at local markets
Salem News
November 17, 2022 - ‘Our emergency food system shouldn’t have to serve 40 percent of Massachusetts families’: Food aid programs showing few signs of diminishing
Boston Globe
November 17, 2022 - Food pantry hosts food drive at 6 markets
Newburyport Daily News
November 16, 2022 - Pantry hosting food drive at 6 markets
Gloucester Daily Times
Nov. 16, 2022 - Farmers truck makes a difference
Gloucester Daily Times
November 7,2022 - Second Glance Expands with SG Home Concept
Salem News
November 05, 2022 - Legion, Open Door Seeking Help to Serve Holiday Meals
Salem News
Nov. 3, 2022 - Second Glance expands with SG Home concept
Gloucester Daily Times
November 03, 2022 - Legion, Open Door seeking help to serve holiday meals
Gloucester Daily Times
November 02, 2022 - The Open Door honors locals, kicks of celebration of the new holiday season
Ipswich Local
October 14, 2022 - The Open Door hosts fundraising breakfast Tuesday
Gloucester Daily Times
Oct. 8, 2022 - Councilors wear orange for hunger awareness
Gloucester Daily Times
September 28, 2022 - Gloucester marks Hunger Action Month
Gloucester Daily Times
September 26, 2022 - Cans of food needed to anchor vigil luminaries
Gloucester Daily Times
August 23, 2022 - Moulton secures funding for North Shore Hunger Network
Salem News
August 10, 2022 - Moulton secures funding for North Shore Hunger Network
Gloucester Daily Times
August 10, 2022 - The Open Door: Mobile markets reducing barriers to stop hunger
The Farmers’ Truck
July 14, 2022 - Black-belt fundraiser nets $466 for The Open Door
Gloucester Daily Times
January 00, 1900 - The Open Door Summer Meals for Kids program
Town Common Media
June 29, 2022 - Open Door closing summer hunger gap for children
Gloucester Daily Times
June 27, 2022 - The Open Door Food Pantry breaks ground in Gloucester
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Ipswich Local - Why These Food Pantries Love Online Ordering
Food Bank News
June 15, 2022 - Shovels in the ground for The Open Door addition
Gloucester Daily Times
June 14, 2022 - Vintage chic, at just the right price
The Boston Globe
June 02, 2022 - Letter carriers collect 7.6 tons of food for Open Door
Gloucester Daily Times
May 20, 2022 - Mail carriers collect 15,300 pounds of food in Cape Ann area
Ipswich Local News
May 16, 2022 - Mail carriers collect food for pantries
Salem News
May 12, 2022 - Mail carriers to help Open Door stamp out hunger
Gloucester Daily Times
May 12, 2022 - 771 buy soup, raise record $164K for Open Door
The Salem News
May 11, 2022 - Open Door Raises Record-Breaking $164,000
Town Common
May 11, 2022 - 771 buy soup, raise record $164K for Open Door
Gloucester Daily Times
May 10, 2022 - Drive-through dinner benefits Open Door
Gloucester Daily Times
May 05, 2022 - The Open Door Empty Bowl TO GO 2.0 fundraiser this weekend
Town Common
May 04, 2022 - Getting food to more people: Julie LaFontaine celebrates 20 years leading Open Door
Gloucester Daily Times
April 27, 2022 - Getting more food to more people: Julie LaFontaine celebrates 20 years leading Open Door
Salem News
April 27, 2022 - Walk for Hunger returns with boost in support
Ipswich Local
April 19, 2022 - Ipswich students raise over $18,000 for pantry
Salem News
April 18, 2022 - NSCC Provides Another Food Resource
Item Live
April 01, 2022 - Groceries Available from The Open Door Amid Inflation, Rising Gas Prices
Town Common
March 29, 2022 - As residents feel inflation squeeze, Open Door offers help
Ipswich Local
Monday, March 21, 2022 - Rising food, fuel prices drive greater demand at food pantries
Rising food, fuel prices drive greater demand at food pantries
March 15, 2022 - Rising food, fuel prices drive greater demand at food pantries
The Salem News
March 14, 2022 - Local Groups Paint for Empty Bowl To Go 2.0
The Cricket
March 10, 2022 - Gloucester Opens of PCR Testing Site for COVID-19 in Collaboration with Curative
Town Common
Jan. 18, 2022 - Shelters get creative as pandemic lingers on
Salem News
Jan. 13, 2022 - Shelters get creative as pandemic lingers on
Jan. 13, 2022
Gloucester Daily Times - Coronavirus seen spiking in Gloucester’s wastewater
​Gloucester Daily Times
Jan. 10, 2022 - Gloucester Chef Ken Duckworth Uses His Culinary Skills to Feed People in Need
North Shore Magazine
Jan. 7, 2022 - Thrift Stores Seeing Boom
Gloucester Daily Times
Dec. 29, 2021 - Thrift stores seeing boom
Salem News
Dec. 20, 2021 - Temporary, free COVID-19 test site opens at Open Door
Gloucester Daily Times
Wednesday Dec. 1, 2021 - Time for turkey: Legion volunteers serve up 600-plus meals
Gloucester Daily Times
Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021 - Volunteers ready holiday food baskets for Thanksgiving
Gloucester Daily Times
Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021 - New truck widens The Open Door’s scope
Gloucester Daily Times
Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021 - Greater Boston Food Bank honored with Classy Award (The Open Door)
WCVB (Ch. 5)
Sept. 28, 2021 - The Open Door Goes Virtual, and Science Club for Girls Connects Girls with STEM Mentors
New England Weekend iHeart Radio
Sept. 18, 2021 - City, Open Door recognizing Hunger Action Month
Gloucester Times
Sept. 17, 2021 - Online Ordering System At Food Pantry Helps Create More Choices, Eliminate Returns
WBZ/ CBS (Ch. 4)
Sept. 13, 2021 - Food Pantry Launches Online Ordering System
Gloucester Daily Times
Sept. 3, 2021 - Food pantry offering drive-through this weekend
Gloucester Times
January 13, 2021 - Today’s Worthy Causes
Gloucester Daily Times
April 23, 2020 - From porch to page: Author’s immigrant tale to benefit The Open Door food pantry
Salem News
April 22, 2020 - How to Help Locally During COVID-19 Outbreak
Gloucester Daily Times
Mar 22,2020 - How to Help On Cape Ann in Time of Coronavirus
Gloucester Daily Times
March 17, 2020 - Bootstraps Closed Through Tuesday; Food Pantries Adjusting Procedures Amid Virus
Salem News
March 13, 2020 - Filling a Bowl with Compassion
Salem News
February 20, 2020 - Open Door Plans to Expand
WickedLocal Gloucester
February 19, 2020 - New ‘Medically-Tailored Grocery Program’ Opens Doors for Hungry
Salem News
December 19, 2020 - Cape Ann Today • 1623 Studios
Cape Ann Today • 1623 Studios
March 21, 2021 - Column: The Covid effect and the challenge ahead
Gloucester Daily Times
March 19, 2021 - Group collects 500 pounds of essential items for pantry
Gloucester Daily Times
February 24, 2021 - Food Insecurity deepens across the state
Gloucester Daily Times
February 20, 2021 - Food Pantry offering drive-through this weekend
Gloucester Daily Times
January 13, 2021 - Dick Wilson honored for life of good works
Gloucester Daily Times
December 18, 2020 - Open Door honors local philanthropist Dick Wilson
Gloucester Daily Times
December 15, 2020 - The Open Door prepares for the holiday season amid the coronavirus pandemic
Cape Ann Beacon • Wicked Local
November 24, 2020 - Coronavirus changes holiday food drive
Gloucester Daily Times
November 20, 2020 - Cape Ann Today • 1623 Studios
Cape Ann Today • 1623 Studios
November 18, 2020 - SENIOR LOOKOUT: Malnutrition a bigger risk as we age
Salem News
October 02, 2020 - Food Drive Nets over 15,000 pounds for Open Door Pantry
Gloucester Daily Times
September 14, 2020 - Open Door awarded $85k for medically tailord groceries pilot
Gloucester Daily Times
July 07, 2020 - Open Door expresse thans with #MyBowlAtHome
Gloucester Daily Times
May 28, 2020 - Gloucester Stays the Course During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Northshore Magazine
May 19, 2020 - Porch-rait’ Project comes to close, raises $23,000 for Open Door
Gloucester Daily Times
May 04, 2020 - Community Update • 1623 Studios
Community Update • 1623 Studios
April 27, 2020 - COVID-19: North Shore deaths recorded, cases up, rate of increase down
Ipswich Local News
April 15, 2020 - Moulton’s SOS America Act could provide a lifeline to nonprofits
Salem News
April 02, 2020 - Gloucester-based anti-hunger organization to expand
Boston Globe
March 24, 2020 - A vital need in the coronavirus pandemic: food
Boston Globe
March 16, 2020 - Amid coronavirus outbreak, food pantry services are ‘more critical now than ever before
Boston Globe
March 16, 2020 - Coronavirus Update- Open Door Cape Ann Food Pantry- March 15, 2020
Coronavirus Update • 1623 Studios
March 15, 2020 - Food pantries adjust to serve amidst virus
Gloucester Daily Times
March 13, 2020 - Open Door plans to expand
Cape Ann Beacon • Wicked Local
February 19, 2020 - New SNAP rule limits access to food
Gloucester Daily Times
February 10, 2020 - Bargain Hunt – And Help Your Community At Second Glance
RE/Max Nice to be Home Blog
February 06, 2020 - New ‘medically-tailored grocery program’ opens doors for hungry
The Gloucester Daily Times
December 29, 2019 - Gloucester will help seniors get healthy food and exercise
The Boston Globe
December 10, 2019 - Food Drive for The Open Door breaks record
The Salem News
November 26, 2019 - Now We’re Here: The Open Door / Thanksgiving
1623 Studios
November 26, 2019 - Free Summer Eats Food breaks down barriers for kids
The Gloucester Daily Times
July 22, 2019 - Summer eats: Food breaks down barriers for kids
Salem News
July 22, 2019 - Is Gloucester’s Identity Changing?
WCVB Chronicle
June 20, 2019 - $100k gift to allow pantry to expand Ipswich, Danvers services
Salem News
May 28, 2019 - The Hub Today’s Anna Rossi visits The Open Door to learn how the Gloucester food pantry is focusing on healthy and fresh meals for local families.
NBC The Hub
May 14, 2019 - A Soup-er Night
The Gloucester Daily Times
May 02, 2019 - Earmarks but up state budget
The Gloucester Daily Times
April 25, 2019 - Democratic Dialogue – January 2019 – Vernadette Merenda
1623 Studios
January 03, 2019 - Calls for fuel, food aid on rise
Gloucester Daily Times
December 24, 2018 - Cooking with heart: Local chefs prepare meals for those in need
Gloucester Daily Times
December 23, 2018 - The Open Door Celebrating 40 years with a beautiful autumn breakfast
Good Morning Gloucester
October 25, 2018 - Addressing Homelessness in Gloucester
1623 Studios: Cape Ann Report
September 04, 2018 - The Open Door receives Cummings Foundation grant
Wicked Local: Cape Ann Beacon
January 00, 1900 - Picnic kicks off summer meals program
Gloucester Daily Times
June 20, 2018 - There’s no stopping him’: Teen with autism working on Eagle Scout project
Gloucester Daily Times
May 28, 2018 - Empty Bowl Fundraiser Celebrates 40th Anniversary of the Open Door
Gloucester Daily Times
May 04, 2018 - What is the State of Hunger and Food Insecurity in New England?
GBH News – Under the Radar
April 26, 2018 - Hunger on campus: NSCC helps hungry students with free mobile market, other programs
Salem News
January 03, 2018 - Food drive aims to solve ‘heat or eat’ dilemma
Gloucester Daily Times
November 16, 2017
Press ReleasES
- Help The Open Door ‘Paint the Town Orange’ this September for Hunger Awareness
September 01, 2023 - State Awards The Open Door $333,729 for Food Lockers, Refrigerated Box Truck
July 20, 2023 - Back Together Again: Hundreds Attend The Open Door Empty Bowl Fundraiser
May 05, 2023 - Students Raise More Than $17,000 for The Open Door at Ipswich Middle School Walk for Hunger
April 28, 2023 - Thanksgiving Food Drive and Holiday Baskets to Leave No Plate Empty
November 10, 2022 - The Open Door Thrift Shop Second Glance Expands with SG Home
November 05, 2022 - *Media Advance* The Open Door Debuts SG Home Thrift Shop Expansion
November 01, 2022 - The Open Door Honors Locals and Kicks Off Holiday Giving at Autumn Breakfast
October 11, 2022 - The Open Door Autumn Breakfast Returns with Winter Hardship on Horizon
October 06, 2022 - The Open Door and City of Gloucester Highlight Hunger Action Month
September 23, 2022 - *UPDATED* The Open Door Summer Meals for Kids Returns Ready to Help Local Families
June 25, 2022 - The Open Door Summer Meals for Kids Returns Ready to Help Local Families
June 22, 2022 - Cementing the Safety Net: The Open Door Building Project Breaks Ground
June 14, 2022 - Stamp Out Hunger Drive by NALC Branch 25 Nets Approximately 15,300 Pounds of Food for The Open Door
May 14, 2022 - Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive by Local Letter Carriers to Benefit The Open Door
May 10, 2022 - The Open Door Empty Bowl TO GO 2.0 Raises Record-Breaking $164,000
May 09, 2022 - The Open Door Empty Bowl TO GO 2.0 Fundraiser Returns
May 02, 2022 - Ipswich Middle School Walk for Hunger Raises More than $18,000 for The Open Door
April 15, 2022 - The Open Door Teams up with Veterans Groups and the Y to Offer Mobile Market for Veterans
March 23, 2022 - Groceries Available from The Open Door Amid Inflation, Rising Gas Prices
March 21, 2022 - Local Groups Paint for Empty Bowl To Go 2.0
March 07, 2022 - Local Families Turn Grief into Good
January 21, 2022 - North Shore Community Health Distributes Over 1,300 COVID- 19 Testing Kits
January 07, 2022 - Jason Andree Joins The Open Door Board of Directors
December 08, 2021 - Curative Launches Walk-In COVID-19 Testing Site on Emerson Avenue
December 01, 2021 - The Open Door Holiday Baskets Program Tops More Than 1,000 Thanksgiving Baskets
November 24, 2021 - The Open Door Announces 2021 Thanksgiving Food Drive
November 18, 2021 - The Open Door Holds Mobile Market Farmers Truck Ribbon Cutting at Cape Ann Veterans Services
November 12, 2021 - *MEDIA ADVISORY* The Open Door Ribbon Cutting for New Mobile Market Farmers Truck at Cape Ann Veterans Services
November 08, 2021 - The Open Door Honors Outstanding Volunteers, Local Groups At Virtual Event
October 29, 2021 - The Open Door Partners with City of Gloucester to Raise Hunger Awareness
September 17, 2021 - SmartChoice at The Open Door Modernizes Pantry Shopping
August 31, 2021 - The Open Door Food and Nutrition Center and Production Kitchen
March 31, 2021