Stop & Shop and Washington S.T.E.M. Elementary School in Lynn, Massachusetts, Open School Food Pantry to Fight Food Insecurity Among Students

October 23, 2019 – In an effort to reduce hunger among students in the communities it serves, Stop & Shop, neighborhood grocer for more than 100 years, has donated $10,000 to help launch a school food pantry at Washington S.T.E.M. Elementary School in Lynn, Massachusetts.
 “We’ve established a food pantry in the school building that will give our Washington families convenient access to food that will meet basic needs. We hope to break down barriers and help reduce one stressor that the families encounter: hunger,” said Anthony Frye, Principal of Washington S.T.E.M. Elementary. “Thanks to Stop & Shop’s generosity, we are able to help reduce hunger in the community of Lynn – which will ultimately help our students to perform their best.”
Stop & Shop has provided the school with $10,000 worth of gift cards, so that they can shop for the specific products that local families need most. School personnel will use the gift cards to purchase the products at local Stop & Shop stores to stock the school’s food pantry.
“We’re so glad to be able to help the educators at Washington S.T.E.M. provide students and families with food here in Lynn,” said Jennifer Brogan, Director of Community Relations for Stop & Shop. “Our goal with the new Stop & Shop School Food Pantry program is make sure students don’t have worry about where their next meal is coming from.”
Members of the surrounding community can also join in the cause by donating non-perishable goods in a designated donation bin for Washington S.T.E.M. at the Stop & Shop store located at 35 Washington Street in Lynn.

About Stop & Shop

A neighborhood grocer for more than 100 years, today’s Stop & Shop is refreshed, reenergized and inspired, delivering new conveniences for customers. Committed to helping its communities enjoy better food and better lives, Stop & Shop has a longstanding history of giving back to the neighborhoods it serves with a focus on fighting hunger and helping children to enjoy a healthy lifestyle. The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company LLC is an Ahold Delhaize USA Company and employs nearly 60,000 associates and operates over 400 stores throughout   New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. To learn more about Stop & Shop, visit www.stopandshop.com.