hunger heroes food drop

United Way’s Hunger Heroes Food Drop will collect snack donations March 21 at Dartmouth Mall to create 1,000 meal packs for SouthCoast kids during April school vacation.

Fun 107 and United Way of Greater New Bedford are asking the community to donate kid friendly foods to help local children during April vacation.

The United Way of Greater New Bedford’s Hunger Heroes campaign aims to provide 1,000 Thanksgiving meals amid rising food insecurity and SNAP uncertainty.

The United Way of Greater New Bedford's spring edition of the Hunger Heroes Food Drop is Saturday, April 5 at the ALDI store at the Dartmouth Mall.

United Way of Greater New Bedford's Hunger Heroes Food Drop is celebrating 10 years of helping needy SouthCoast families, especially at Thanksgiving.

Everything you need to know to help Fun 107, WBSM and the United Way of Greater New Bedford collect enough food for 1,000 meals.

The United Way's goal is to put together 1,000 'kid meal packs' to provide young people with something nutritious to eat during vacation week.

Donors can simply drive up to Aldi at the Dartmouth Mall and volunteers will be ready to take your donation for the Hunger Heroes Food Drop from your car.

There was nothing like April vacation as a kid.  The weather was finally starting to turn, and just in time for wiffle ball games, bike riding til the street lights came on and Mario Bros. marathons, it was time for a week off. It's difficult to think about, but April vacation has some unintended consequences for some kids right here in New Bedford and our surrounding communities.  Fo...

The United Way of Greater New Bedford's Hunger Heroes Food Drop is scheduled for Saturday, March 25 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Dartmouth Aldi store.