The Greater Boston Food Bank
Carla Byers currently serves as the Senior Manager of Corporate Relations at The Greater Boston Food Bank since May 2023. With extensive experience in fundraising and development, Carla has previously held significant roles, including Fundraising Counsel at 501(c)3Advisers, LLC, and Senior Development Officer for Major Gifts at Partners In Health. Additional experience includes Assistant Director of Planned Giving at Partners HealthCare, Director of Planned Giving at Merrimack College, and Assistant Director of Major Gifts at Smith College. Carla holds a Master of Business Administration in Marketing from Simmons College and a Doctor of Law in Criminal Law from City University of New York Law School.
The Greater Boston Food Bank
The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) is the largest hunger-relief organization in New England and among the largest food banks in the country. GBFB distributes over 60 million lbs of food annually, enough to provide healthy meals to more than 500,000 people who are food insecure in Eastern Massachusetts. GBFB acquires food through food industry product donations, food drives and financial contributions that enable us to purchase additional high nutrient quality food. We also benefit from the generosity of over 25,000 volunteers annually who help to sort and distribute donated food products. GBFB works to acquire, store, organize and distribute food through local food pantries, community meal programs, homeless and residential shelters, youth programs, senior centers, and day-care centers embedded in communities throughout the nine counties of eastern Massachusetts. GBFB’s food assistance locator provides an easy way for people in need to find help nearby. GBFB also distributes food directly to those in need through dedicated programs that serve particularly vulnerable groups, such as seniors and children. Since 2009, GBFB has operated out of a state-of-the-art, 117,000 square foot food distribution facility, the Yawkey Distribution Center, located in the Newmarket section of Boston. The Greater Boston Food Bank is a member of Feeding America, the nation's largest hunger-relief organization.