Processing Your Payment

Please do not leave this page until complete. This can take a few moments.

September 21, 2025 2025 Giving Guide

Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine

The Ecumenical Food Pantry in Newcastle, a local partner of Good Shepherd Food Bank, is an essential resource for families, seniors, and individuals facing food insecurity since 1989.

 

2026 Goals

Good Shepherd Food Bank and the statewide network of 600 hunger-relief partner organizations are working toward a bold goal: everyone in Maine is food secure.

Hunger rates are at a nearly 10-year high and continue to grow. Due to reductions in federal funding, Maine could lose more than 20 million meals annually by 2028, putting enormous strain on local food pantries and communities.

In the year ahead, we will continue to distribute millions of meals while supporting local farms, advocating for long-term solutions, and strengthening the charitable food network.

We cannot do this work alone. With the help of donors, volunteers, and community members, we can ensure that nutritious food remains within reach for everyone in our state, while building a future where everyone in Maine has the food they need to live a full and healthy life.

Fundraising events/Opportunities

• Create a Virtual Food Drive: Learn more about this creative way to engage employees, clients, and other groups in working towards a future where all Mainers are food secure.

• Design your own unique community fundraiser to help raise funds and awareness about the issue of food insecurity in our state.

• Host a cause marketing campaign by donating a portion of your product sales.

• Tune into the Feed Maine Telethon with NEWS CENTER Maine in May!

• Collect food directly for your local food pantries – partners are listed on our website under “Find Food.”

Giving Opportunities

• Join Corporate Partners for a Hunger-Free Maine, a group of socially responsible corporations that support our mission through monetary gifts and/or food donations. A variety of recognition opportunities are available to celebrate your contributions!

• Start a recurring monthly donation or make a one-time gift online, through the mail, or by calling (207) 782-3554.

• Include the Good Shepherd Food Bank in your estate planning.

• Match your employees’ donations or volunteer time through our company match program.

Volunteer Opportunities

• Corporations, school groups, community organizations, and more are welcome to volunteer at the Food Bank’s distribution centers in Auburn and Hampden.

• Volunteers make an impact through a variety of projects based on the present need.

• Volunteer at one of Maine’s 600 hunger-relief organization located throughout the state. Locate the closest one to you under “Find Food” on www.feedingmaine.org.

At A Glance

Established: 1981
Employees: 92 FTE
Annual revenue: $101,407,089 ($24,674,479 in revenue and $76,732,610 in in-kind food donations)

Top funding sources

53% Private contributions

19% Program revenue

18% Government and other

10% Grants

Contact

Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine – JoAnn Pike Building (Auburn Distribution Center)

3121 Hotel Road, P.O. Box 1807

Auburn, ME 04211

(207) 782-3554

Good Shepherd Food Bank – Hannaford Center (Hampden Distribution Center)

11 Penobscot Meadow Drive

Hampden, ME 04444

(207) 782-3554

www.feedingmaine.org
facebook.com/feedingmaine
instagram.com/feedingmaine
linkedin.com/company/feedingmaine

Awards/Accolades

• Recipient of Northern Light Health’s 2023 True North Community Partner Award for work addressing food insecurity

• President Heather Paquette invited to State of the Union Address in 2023

• Awarded Healthcare Partner of the Year by Mount Desert Island Hospital in 2024

• Acknowledged with Community Impact Award from Maine Immigrant and Refugee Services (MEIRS) in 2024.

Mission Statement

The mission of Good Shepherd Food Bank is to promote food security in Maine by improving access to nutritious and culturally relevant food for people experiencing hunger, building strong community partnerships, and mobilizing the public to address the root causes of hunger.

Service locations

We serve the entire state of Maine, from Kittery to Madawaska.

Leadership

Heather Paquette
President

Board officers

Scott Maker, Chair, WoodworthMaker, LLC

Kate Rush, Vice Chair, Androscoggin Bank

Peter Richardson, Treasurer

Mary Wright, Secretary

Board Members

John Bennett

Chris Bonacci, Ethos/VONT

Tae Chong, Maine State Chamber of Commerce

Christine Cummings, Maine Grocers & Food Producers Association

Michelle Draeger, Maine Justice Foundation

Peter Forester, Hannaford

Jason Fournier, BerryDunn

Whitney Gould-Cookson, Northern Light Health

Marwa Hassanien, Northern Light Health

Phil Licari

Dora Anne Mills, MD, MaineHealth

Frank Pecoraro, Coastal Pacific Food Distributors

Odette Perriel, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

Victoria W. Rogers, MD, Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital

Andrea Sockabasin, Wabanaki Public Health