05/27/2026
Project Bread is grateful for our partners that make our work possible. This year, Project Bread had the wonderful opportunity to work with the Red Sox Foundation, which shares Project Bread’s commitment to helping children, families, and communities access healthy food and resources.
The Red Sox Foundation currently supports Project Bread’s Health Care Partnerships program, an innovative model that combines our fight against hunger and the belief that nutritious food is essential for good health. Project Bread’s approach recognizes that insufficient food is both a social problem and a serious health issue that requires immediate and ongoing action.
Established in April 2020, the program provides tailored one-to-one support for those identified as experiencing food insecurity. Project Bread’s approach provides clients with gift cards to purchase groceries, kitchen equipment, personalized nutrition counseling, cooking classes, and so much more to help them not only put food on the table, but to have the long-term support needed to end food insecurity in their household.
“Consistent access to nutritious food is fundamental to the health and wellbeing of the communities we serve,” says Bekah Salwasser, Red Sox Foundation Executive Director and EVP, Social Impact. “Our mission is rooted in expanding opportunity—whether through education, recreation, or health—and food security is critically important. We are proud to support Project Bread in addressing both immediate hunger needs and long-term systemic change.”
Recent clients of Project Bread’s Health Care Partnership program include a mother of three, living in a small Lynn apartment and dealing with a back injury, who was struggling to make ends meet. Unable to work and facing mounting needs—new beds, kitchen items, and food—her situation was worsening. That’s when Zaida Ayala, Senior Nutrition Services Coordinator at Project Bread, stepped in. Through Project Bread, Ayala connected the family with a program that provided essential furniture, supplies, kitchen equipment, and food card benefits, meeting her needs at a critical moment.
“She expressed how deeply grateful she was and how relieved she felt knowing that some of their immediate needs were being met. She also mentioned how the kitchen items would help her cook better meals and provide healthier food for her children,” Ayala says.
Thanks to the Red Sox Foundation, we’re able to continue our work with the Health Care Partnerships program. Project Bread is truly grateful for their generous support in helping us bridge the gap between food insecurity and health.
