Island Food Pantry
Island Food Pantry
February 22, 2021
Food Pantry Reopens at Portuguese American Club in Oak Bluffs
At a grand opening Saturday afternoon, leaders at the food pantry and Island Grown Initiative gave tours of the new facility at the Portuguese American Club in Oak Bluffs.
February 1, 2021
Island Food Pantry Will Relocate to PA Club
In response to rising demand and space needs, the Island Food Pantry will relocate from its longtime home at the United Methodist stone church to the Portuguese American Club, effective Feb. 22.
July 1, 2020
Island Grown Initiative, Island Food Pantry Announce Merger
Two key Martha’s Vineyard nonprofits, Island Grown Initiative and the Island Food Pantry, announced this week that they will merge in 2021.
June 21, 2020
Food Pantry Braces for Summer Demand
Since mid-March, the Island Food Pantry has provided Islanders in need with the groceries for nearly 100,000 meals, according to numbers released by the pantry.
March 26, 2020
Social Service Agencies Step Up Response to Islanders in Need
Social distancing is becoming routine on Martha’s Vineyard as social service agencies adjust to the coronavirus pandemic Food service agencies are readjusting.
March 19, 2020
Island Food Pantry
At present the Island Food Pantry is will remain open to meet the growing demand during the Covid-19 pandemic.
February 13, 2020
With Hunger on the Rise, Island Aid Groups Work to Feed the Needy
People on Martha’s Vineyard are receiving food aid in numbers that local agencies have never seen before. In January the Island Food Pantry served more than 1,000 Vineyard residents.
September 27, 2018
Starting the Healthy Living Conversation
As the Island’s new community health nurse, West Tisbury native Lila Fischer said she is seeing the Vineyard in a whole new light.
April 27, 2017
Armen Hanjian Steps Down from Food Pantry
Every year Armen Hanjian gives a talk to the second graders at the Oak Bluffs School about the Island Food Pantry. One year, a little boy came up and asked him to autograph his hand.
May 13, 2014
Food Pantry Takes Stock After Another Season
It was another busy year at the Island Food Pantry, a community-wide organization that feeds those in need.
The year proved similar to last year; there were 2,405 visits, which fed 505 family units, including at least 250 children.
