Black Friday Thrift Sale (Volunteers Needed!

Since its establishment in 1974, the Allston-Brighton Food Pantry has been dedicated to nourishing our community. Our efforts are further supported by our thrift store, which enables us to continue serving our neighbors with food assistance. To celebrate our 50 years of service, we will be holding a Black Friday Thrift Sale featuring select items at discounted prices. This is an opportunity for locals to shop sustainably for the upcoming holidays while also supporting our food pantry. We are currently seeking volunteers to assist with setting up, organizing, and working in the thrift store during this event.
In 1974, the Brighton Evangelical Congregational Church (founded in 1827) created the Allston Brighton Food Pantry. In the past 50 years, the Allston Brighton Food Pantry has increased services and community support to include a supper every Wednesday, 22 weekend grocery distributions a year, a free 24/7 community refrigerator, a partnership with the Brighton Marine to serve veterans and their families, distribution of CSA farm shares in partnership with the Allston Brighton Health Collaborative, a thrift store, and an initiative to provide free fruit and vegetable seedlings. In 2022, we provided groceries to over 2076 families in our Saturday distributions- serving over 5183 individuals in total with our grocery distributions. In addition we provide a weekly hot supper and additional groceries to an average of 85 individuals, totaling over 4000 served annually. Beyond food assistance, we provide a place where everyone is welcome and the entire community can come together to help each other.

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