History

Timeline

1990 – Established

LifeSavor & Pie in the Sky, Community Servings’ signature events, are born.

1999 – David B. Waters becomes CEO

1999 – Expansion to Somerville and Cambridge

2000 – Expansion to Chelsea and Everett

2003 – Expansion to Lynn

Mission expanded from serving individuals with HIV/AIDS to any critical or chronic illness.

2005 – Expansion to Brockton

2007 – Recipient of the Congressional Hunger Award

Moved from Roxbury location to Jamaica Plain, enabling us to increase meal capacity, expand nutrition services, & offer job training.

Teaching Kitchen job training program enrolls first class!

2009 – Recipient of the MA Nonprofit Network’s Innovation Award & Expansion to Lawrence

2011 – Expansion to Lowell

2012 – Expansion to Worcester

Recipient of the Mayor of Boston’s Sustainable Food Leadership Award

2014 – Creation of our food & health policy advocacy work

2015 – Expansion to Fitchburg and Leominster

2015 – Honored as a Bank of America Neighborhood Builder

2016 – 100,000th Meal Delivery to Worcester

Prepared and delivered our 7 Millionth meal!

Expansion to Rhode Island

Completion of new 31,000 square foot Food Campus in Jamaica Plain

Community Servings celebrates 30th anniversary

Medically Tailored Meals service expands statewide

Launched rapid response to COVID-19 pandemic. Prepared 30,000 extra meals for food-insecure neighbors in Boston

Food is the Foundation Capital Campaign comes to a close

9 Millionth Meal Made

Agency Awarded Research Grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Agency Awarded Second Research Grant from the NIH

Food is Medicine Accelerator Graduates 1st Cohort

Servings Direct, a self-pay version of our philanthropic meals program, is launched

10 Millionth Meal Made