The Greater Boston Food Bank
Karen Pereira de Andrade has a diverse work experience. Karen currently works at The Greater Boston Food Bank, where they have held various roles since 2019. Karen'smost recent position is Assistant Director, Community Investment. Prior to this, they were a Manager, Community Investment from 2020 to 2022, and a Hunger Free Policy Coordinator from 2019 to 2020.
Before joining The Greater Boston Food Bank, Karen worked as a Project Intern at the same organization from 2018 to 2019.
Prior to their time at The Greater Boston Food Bank, Karen worked at Boys Town as a Program Implementation from 2015 to 2018. Karen also held multiple roles at Boys Town from 2004 to 2014, including Program Support Services, Program Director, and Clinical Support Specialist.
In 1999, Karen worked at CHILDLINE India Foundation as a Program Manager from 1999 to 2001.
Karen Pereira de Andrade completed a Graduate Certificate Program in Developing Healthy Communities with a focus on Nutrition Sciences at The Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University in 2018-2019. Prior to that, they earned a Master of Science (MS) degree in Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management from The New School's Milano School from 2001 to 2003. Karen'seducation journey began with an MA in Social Work from the College of Social Work Nirmala Niketan in Mumbai, specializing in Social Work, from 1997 to 1999.
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.