Fort Fairfield - Friends Helping Friends, Food Pantry
In an area famous for potatoes and broccoli sits a small town in the northeast corner of Aroostook County. Originally, Fort Fairfield, was established to protect the area during the Aroostook War. Today, a different war is being fought here... the war on hunger.
Stephen Lewis, Shawn Murchison and a small army of volunteers have taken the town by storm, establishing Friends Helping Friends Food Pantry in the Fall of 2006. With Fort Fairfield's poverty level of 13.7%, approximately 480 people from newborn to elderly have to face food insecurity on a daily basis."I used to wonder if somebody was going to help... then I realized I am that somebody" says director Steve Lewis.
Now, the majority of households are being served! Good Shepherd Food Bank and Catholic Charities in Caribou are partnering to keep the shelves full.You can feel the electricity in the air when you enter the town
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