We are proud to be a part of this inspiring initiative! Produced and directed by community leader Ben Gilbarg, and starring New Bedford’s Samantha Johnson, the New Be, New Me campaign aims to encourage youth to take pride in their community and in themselves, to take care of their health, […] Read more »
Farm Tour at Round the Bend Farm
In mid-September, we held a Farm Tour at Round the Bend Farm, in partnership with Apponogansett Farm, for all of the families participating in the Subsidized CSA Project which aims to increase access to locally grown produce for under-served families, and provide cooking demonstrations and other workshops that teach participants how to […] Read more »
USDA Visits New Bedford for National Farmers Market Week 2016!
The week of August 7th was National Farmers Market Week, and we were honored to have USDA officials visit our Brooklawn Park market on Monday, and we rolled out our new Rx Market Program at our Thursday Custom House Square market! National Farmers Market Week shines a light on the […] Read more »
MiM New Bedford Awarded Grant from Island Foundation to Continue Food Access Work
We are excited to announce we were recently awarded a grant from the Island Foundation to support our ongoing work to expand food access – particularly access to locally grown foods – within under-served communities. Many residents of New Bedford live in food deserts, and lack reliable transportation to get […] Read more »
NB Public School District Wins Award for Safe Routes to School!
In late June, the New Bedford Public School District won the Measurable Impact award from MassDOT for their work with us and Massachusetts Safe Routes to School encouraging students to bike and walk to school on a daily basis. Lt. Governor Karyn Polito spoke at the ceremony, saying “I am thrilled to […] Read more »
Complete Streets Ordinance Passed!
We are excited to announce that City Council approved a Complete Streets Policy for New Bedford! The Complete Streets Policy was drafted with support from the Mayor’s Office and by collaboration among the Department of Public Infrastructure, Office of Housing & Community Development, as well as the city’s consultant, CDM. […] Read more »
MiM NB Receives Grant to Study Physical Activity in New Bedford!
We are pleased to announce that we – in partnership with Mass in Motion Fall River & UMass Dartmouth’s Public Policy Center – have received a grant from Southcoast Health to study physical activity among residents of New Bedford and Fall River. Led by the Public Policy Center, we will conduct A Study […] Read more »
International Walk to School Day
Once again this fall we took part in the International Walk to School Day, where we work with participating New Bedford schools to highlight the physical and cognitive benefits children receive when they walk or bike to school each day. I-Walk Day happens twice a year, but on the 363 […] Read more »
Mass in Motion Receives Grant to Expand Food Access!
This fall, we were chosen as one of 20 organizations in the New England region (CT, ME, MA, NH) to receive the Healthy Food Fund Grant from The Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation. With this funding, we will implement a subsidized CSA program, in partnership with Apponagansett Farm and Round the […] Read more »
City of New Bedford Receives Recognition at White House!
In mid-September, Kim Ferreira represented the City of New Bedford at the Let’s Move! Cities, Towns and Counties Celebratory Event at the White House. The City was recognized as only one of 58 other communities across the country for achieving Gold Medal status in all five of the program’s areas, which […] Read more »