Hunger disproportionately impacts communities of color, Indigenous, refugee, immigrant, and asylum-seeking populations in the state of Maine.
Good Shepherd Food Bank works diligently to combat the racial disparities that create unnecessary barriers for people of color to access the culturally relevant food they need when and where they need it.
Eligible organizations include those primarily led by and working with communities of color, Indigenous, refugee, immigrant, and asylum-seeking populations in the state of Maine.
Thank you for your interest in applying to Good Shepherd Food Bank’s Equity & Impact Funds!
Apply for funding to address the disproportionate impact of food insecurity and increase access to culturally relevant foods.
Application period opens in October with a grant cycle of once per year.
For more information visit here.
We are now accepting applications for the Implementation and Planning Grants.
Apply for funding to help your community observe, celebrate, and share their culture through cuisine.
Organizations are encouraged to apply a few months in advance of their observance. Applications are accepted year-round on a rolling basis. Grantmaking determination can take up to one month.
Applications have closed.
Meet the team that supports our Equity and Impact initiatives.
Meg Taft joined Good Shepherd Food Bank in 2018 as the advocacy and community organizing manager. In this role, she responded to the strategic priority of centering the voices of those most impacted by hunger in the Food Bank’s work and decision-making. In 2019, alongside many community partners, Meg supported the Building Advocates Leadership Program (BALP) launch, a program designed to center and uplift the voices of food-insecure Mainers in a statewide movement to end hunger. In 2021, the evolving work and priorities of the Food Bank culminated in a deepening commitment to understanding the racial and economic disparities underlying hunger. Meg accepted the director of equity, diversity, and inclusion position, now the vice president of equity and impact. She has a deep background and professional experience leading equity and diversity work. In this role, Meg works closely with the Equity and Impact Team and her colleagues across the Food Bank to envision a more just and equitable food system in Maine. Outside of her work with Good Shepherd Food Bank, Meg co-founded Twin Villages Foodbank Farm alongside her partner, Sara, and their daughter, Adley. Meg previously owned and operated Seed by Seed Farm and supported the start-up of an immigrant growers’ cooperative in Madison, Wisconsin. She has an M.Ed in Diversity and Social Justice from the University of Massachusetts, focusing on food access and security.
