Victoria Grasela

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.

If you want all the fun of camping without having to sleep outside, the United Way of Greater New Bedford has the event for you. The Camp United Bash is June 9.

The Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive began in 1993, and since then hundreds of millions pounds of food have been collected and distributed nationwide.

The United Way's Changemaker Grant program funds ideas for positive change in the Greater New Bedford community.

Victoria Grasela said the goal of the United Way of Greater New Bedford is to collect enough food to create 1,000 Thanksgiving baskets for needy families.

The United Way of Greater New Bedford's Second Annual Spring Hunger Heroes Food Drive will focus on providing healthy snacks for kids during the April vacation.

The United Way of Greater New Bedford's Changemaker Grant program has funded more than 800 projects since 1995.

Volunteers gathered at Keith Middle School Saturday to assemble more than 1,000 food baskets headed to needy families throughout the Southcoast.

This is the seventh year that the United Way of Greater New Bedford has sponsored a holiday food drive.