Meet the Mobile Market leaders: Why Mobile Market Matters to Me
Food as Medicine: Free Monthly Mobile Produce Market
Lynn Community Health Center has entered into a partnership with the Greater Boston Food Bank to bring fresh fruits and vegetables to our community through a free monthly produce distribution.
Volunteers Needed
What do we need?
- Over 400 families come to each market!
- We need about 25 – 30 volunteers each month to distribute the food!
- Volunteers arrive 1 hour before the market opens to help set up for a three-hour commitment: 8:00-9:00 Setup, 9:00-10:00 Market is open. 10:00-11:00 Cleanup
- This is a great opportunity for families to volunteer together, but children under 16 should come with an adult.
Volunteer Now
Volunteers can sign up for one month or every month!
When and Where?
Typically* the 1st Saturday of each month from 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. at the parking lot of 73 Buffum Street.
*When the first Saturday falls on a holiday weekend, the Market will be rescheduled for later in the month.
October 1, 2022
November 5, 2022
December 3, 2022
January 7, 2023
February 4, 2023 (cancelled)
March 4, 2023 (cancelled)
April 1, 2023
May 6, 2023
June 3, 2023
July 8, 2023
August 5, 2023
September 9, 2023
We regret that due to inclement and unsafe weather, occasionally Mobile Market events are cancelled.
Why Mobile Market?
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Food insecure households are at higher risk of chronic disease (obesity/HTN/Diabetes)
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Hunger affects ability for children to learn
Lynn is one of 10 cities in MA with the biggest grocery access problems (Boston Globe 5/2/17)