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COVID-19 Update:
Lunches suspended at all Building Bridges sites until further notice.

Drive-Thru Lunches Available

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February 25, 2021 at 5pm

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We build communities of veterans.

Too often, vets are isolated from the communities they fought to protect.

We host regular free lunches to give vets a place to gather together and form friendships based on shared experience.

We invite you to be a part of Building Bridges

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In the News

Building Bridges is back to hosting meals for veterans

November 12, 2020

Drive through meals for veterans are back

November 11, 2020

Pioneer Valley veterans meal program restarting with drive-thrus

Daily Hampshire Gazette

October 25, 2020

Greenfield Elks give away free lunches to veterans

Building Bridges Veterans Initiative adapts lunch program amid COVID concerns

Building Bridges tells how the pandemic is affecting their services

98.3 WHAI Morning Show

As I See It: We are all responsible for Holyoke Soldiers’ Home tragedy

Worcester Telegram

Columnist John Paradis: At Soldiers’ Home, the CNA is the lifeblood

Daily Hampshire Gazette

Conversation with the directors of Building Bridges, an organization that helps veterans.

98.3 WHAI Morning Show

Greenfield mayor guest of honor at veterans’ meal

Greenfield Recorder

February 13, 2020

Building Bridges expands free lunch program for veterans

November 11, 2019

On D-Day’s 75th anniversary vets recall their service in WWII

Greenfield Recorder

Peers honor service-minded vet

Greenfield Recorder

December 28, 2018

Program to help stop isolation among older veterans in western Massachusetts

December 28, 2018

More than free food: Veterans find community at weekly lunch

Daily Hampshire Gazette

November 10, 2018

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