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In "About Us"...
Overview
Happenings
Service Area
History
Staff
Fact Sheets
Newsletters
Pantry Makeover
Good Food Farm
Empty Bowl
Health Expo
Yankee Showhouse
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Growth Story
1978: Cape Ann Food “Bank” is formed with the leadership
of Action, Rockport Congregational Church, and Cape Ann Interfaith Commission.
1983: The Open Door, a place of hospitality, is formed
under the leadership of Wellspring House.
1985: Food pantry joins the Greater Boston Food Bank.
Food pantry begins receiving USDA Commodities.
1986: Food pantry and Open Door merge to become
The Open Door/Cape Ann Food Pantry, Inc.
Food pantry participates in the Walk for Hunger.
1993: Food pantry moves to 28 Emerson Avenue.
Buck-A-Bag and SERVE programs are added.
1995: Open Door meals move to 28 Emerson Avenue.
1997: First cargo truck is purchased.
1998: Second Glance moves to storefront location.
2001: New refrigerated truck is purchased.
Fifteen-passenger van is donated.
First Empty Bowl Dinner is held.
2002: Summer lunch program is launched.
Holiday Meal Basket program is launched.
First annual Autumn Breakfast is held.
2003: Food stamp application assistance is added.
Second Glance moves to Pond Road.
Formal community service program is launched.
Formal job training program is launched.
2004: Three new summer lunch sites are added.
Food rescue program is formalized with weights
and measures.
2005: Mobile Market, a free farmers’ market for limited-income
households, is launched at Riverale Park.
Helen Muise Community Service Award is created.
2006: Brown Bag Market, a free grocery program for
seniors, is launched in Gloucester.
A new Mobile Market site is added at Willowood.
2007: A Brown Bag Market site is added in Rockport.
A new Mobile Market site is added at Kitefield Rd.
Forrest Clark Founders’ Award is created.
2008: Two new summer lunch sites are added.
Pathways for Children is added as the first
school-based Mobile Market site.
2009: A new Mobile Market site is added in Ipswich.
Mullen Advertising helps organization shorten name to
The Open Door and adds tagline, "Feeding people.
Changing lives."
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