BOSTON, November 21, 2025 – On Tuesday, November 25, the American Red Cross and NeighborHealth are teaming up to provide Thanksgiving meals to more than 300 pre-registered East Boston and Chelsea families. The special meal will include frozen turkey, harvest produce and dry fixings, providing nutritious and seasonal foods for home cooking.
NeighborHealth’s holiday food distribution is a special addition to their weekly food pantry that provides food, necessities, and care navigation to the community year-round. The food program is made possible through the support and partnership of the American Red Cross Boston Food Pantry and Spoonfuls, as well as the dedicated staff and volunteers whose continuous contributions enable NeighborHealth to provide more than 10,000 pounds of food weekly to the community.
The American Red Cross has partnered with NeighborHealth for more than a decade, helping provide patients and community members with fresh, nutritious food as part of their Food is Medicine program, a concept that emphasizes the role of nutrition in preventing, managing, and treating chronic diseases and promoting overall health and wellbeing.
To sign up for the food pantry, residents should call NeighborHealth’s food support line at 617-568-4845, Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
