Nantucket Film Fest Presents Ruth Reichl + The Politics of Food to support Nourishing Nantucket Inquirer & Mirror • June 5, 2023 The Nantucket Film Festival on Thursday, June 22 will present “Ruth Reichl + The Politics of Food,” a special evening to bring together people invested in the lands they farm and the food that … Read more
NRP Convenes Food Sector to Review Food First Platform June 1, 2023 NRP convened our food sector partners in May 2023 to update them on the Food First referral platform. NRP is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose purpose is to create a truly food secure Nantucket. We foster collaboration between island organizations to create an … Read more
The Community Foundation for Nantucket announced this week that it has awarded just over $300,000 in grant funding to 27 island nonprofits through its Nantucket Fund.
Tracy Nichols and Brooke Mohr talk with Andrew about food insecurity on the island and a recent donation of $10,000 from Stop and Shop to the Nantucket Resource Partnership (NRP) to fight hunger on Nantucket.
Thousands of people on Nantucket are impacted by food insecurity, and while there is a lack of data to clearly measure the island’s problem, it is likely far more widespread and complex than most understand.
A new non-profit has formed to connect and streamline social services on Nantucket, and it’s launching an immediate effort to tackle the vexing issue of food insecurity on the island.