“People are struggling with hunger in our neighborhood, and a simple, healthy meal delivered two blocks can mean so much.”
— Jana and Tony Gimenez, co-founders of The Food Drive
If you would like to donate meals as a volunteer cook, click here to learn how!
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Thank you!
The Sunday Free Meals from the Melrose Community Freezer is a weekly distribution of free nutritious, balanced frozen meals in which guests select from a wide range of offerings prepared and donated by community cooks. The program is co-led by The Food Drive and the First United Methodist Church of Melrose (FUMC).
In 2023, the Melrose Community Freezer program provided over 2500 meals, and on average 60-90 meals per week. All are welcome to participate in the program, which is hosted in the Melrose FUMC Chapel from 11:30am to 12pm every Sunday, year-round.
Pictured above: Community Meal Prep Clubs hosted and supported by The Kitchen. Thank you to the Melrose Rotary Club for sponsoring our pilot event!