The United Parish has a 40 year tradition of joining Project Bread’s Walk for Hunger, an annual fundraising campaign for this non-profit organization’s anti-hunger programs across Massachusetts.
Project Bread works with government, schools, medical providers, advocates – and yes, you! – to enhance food accessibility for the many Massachusetts families that deal with some level of food insecurity.
If you explore further on the Project Bread website, you can see on the extensive work Project Bread does to increase access to resources for families struggling with food insecurity. They direct Food Source Hotline (800-645-8333) callers in 180 languages to food programs, help people sign up for SNAP food stamps, offer trainings to improve the nutrition and appeal of school meals, help schools start breakfast programs and other groups expand summer meal sites for children, advocate for good policy and budgets in the legislature, conduct studies of food resource needs, etc.
The need is great. Since the beginning of the pandemic, food prices have climbed nearly 30% and local pantries have seen four- and five-fold increases in the number of families being served.
United Parish has been participating in the Walk, on the first Sunday in May, for about 40 years, starting when Pastor Pat Coughlin walked from the Boston Common start along the route back through Coolidge Corner and to church in time to lead the Sunday service. Parishioners joined in and a tradition was born.
With the help and challenge of United Parish’s Missions Giving Ministry Team, United Parish has been one of the top fundraising teams in recent years, raising up to $13,000 for Project Bread!
In 2025, our Team raised a total of $10,395. This figure includes:
In 2021, we raised $11,096. This is one of the largest amounts we have raised. It includes:
“How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things!” (Romans 10:15)