We are pleased to announce our DRIVE AWAY HUNGER Golf Tournament to be held on Saturday, June 23rd, 2012 at Heather Hills Country Club in Plainville, MA. Tournament entry is $100 per player, with all proceeds to provide hot meals for children and families living in poverty through Food n’ Friends Kitchens. Registration is at Read more
April 9, 2012 by admin
Read the whole story on the Greater Boston Food Bank website. Click the links! GBFB Home Page and Family Cafe Article
February 27, 2012 by admin
Attleboro, MA 2/27/2012 On Monday, February 27, The Attleboro Area Council of Churches was awarded a grant by The Lenny Zakim Fund and was honored together with other grantees at an Awards Ceremony held at the Courtyard Marriott, in Boston. Announcing The 2011-2012 Lenny Zakim Fund Grant to the Attleboro Area Council of Churches Read more
February 27, 2012 by admin
The latest Food n’ Friends Family Cafe launched on January 11, 2012 at Second Congregational Church, Attleboro, with a generous donation of $3,000 from the Attleboro Rotary Club. With the expectation of serving over 70 low-income, food-insecure children and families on the second Wednesdays of each month in downtown Attleboro, the funding from Attleboro Rotary Read more
January 30, 2012 by admin
The Attleboro Area Council of Churches has received a grant of $1,000 from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. This grant was awarded through the MCC’s Local Cultural Council Program and it will support our Food n’ Friends Soup Kitchens, Family Cafés and Summer Kids Cafés by funding a troup of actors from Brickroad Read more
January 30, 2012 by admin
Food n’ Friends would like you to join our team in fighting hunger. After the holidays, the generous donations of the season have been used for those who needed help during that time. The post holiday season is a critical time for replenishing needed supplies. The Souper Bowl of Caring can make a big difference Read more
December 20, 2011 by admin
SOLD OUT!! YAY! CROOKS & COMEDY FOR A CAUSE! Enjoy a night filled with fine food and hilarious interactive entertainment with all proceeds to support those experiencing hunger in the Greater Attleboro Area through the Council’s work and many food programs. We are thrilled to bring Brickroad Productions : a professional traveling theater group Read more
November 22, 2011 by admin
On Sunday, November 20th, at 7:00 pm The Attleboro Area Council of Churches will holding their annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service. This year the service will be held at St. Mary’s Church located at 1 Power Street in Norton. Members from different faith communities are invited to come together in worship and join in celebration and Read more
November 15, 2011 by admin
About 100 people joined the teens in worship at the Evangelical Covenant Church. Sue Smith, who run the “Homes with Heart” program from the Attleboro Area Council of Churches, spoke to the teens and thanked them for their willingness to walk in the shoes of a homeless person. Smith went to the source and asked Read more
November 12, 2011 by admin
It’s a personal committment of local martial arts school who will again join together to feed hundreds of families and having some fun in the process! The Martial Arts Connection, TMAC, has formed a wonderful relationship with the Attleboro Area Council of Churches and Food n’ Friends to feed local families in need just in time Read more
October 27, 2011 by admin