Dear Friends & Supporters:

I am thrilled to tell you that Bread of Life is finalizing plans to start construction this fall on our new facility! Thanks to your partnership and commitment to Bread of Life, our dream of feeding more families in a state-of-the-art building is becoming a reality.

We are excited to be in Phase II of our capital campaign as we work to secure funding for much needed equipment and supplies. As our fundraising effort continues, we are thankful to you and our donors who are critical in helping achieve our goal. We have received recent funding from several supports, enabling us to move forward on finalizing building plans. These supporters include:
• Century Bank loan commitment
• Mass Food Security Infrastructure Grant $250,000
• 40th anniversary sponsors
• Sara and Craig Brandon
• Adelaide Breed Bayrd Foundation
• Encore Boston Harbor

Bread of Life’s programs and office will move to temporary locations during the 12-14 months while our new facility is under construction, but our services will continue uninterrupted. Staff email and telephone contacts will remain the same. Our immediate projected timeline is:

June 1: Construction documents finalized for cost estimate
June 1: Office and mailing address relocated to 214 Commercial St., Suite 209, Malden
June 23-July1: Food pantry and warehouse relocated to 109 Madison St., 1st Floor, Malden, with first
food pantry distribution there on June 23.
July–Sep: Closing on loans and grants
Sep-Dec: Construction start with demolition of 54 Eastern Ave., Malden

We thank YOU for your on-going support and are happy to share this great news with you. We look forward to an exhilarating year for Bread of Life!

With gratitude,
Gabriella

Gabriella Snyder Stelmack, Executive Director