El Buen Samaritano (EBS) is a community-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that was founded in Worcester in 1991 and provides food relief and other services to individuals and families. EBS has worked for more than three decades to fight food insecurity in Worcester’s Main South and Main Middle neighborhoods, acting not only as a food pantry but as a community center. EBS provides our community with nutritious food, including fresh fruits and vegetables, that may not be affordable or accessible to residents facing food insecurity. EBS is a one hundred percent volunteer organization, founded by community members and guided by the philosophy that neighbors, when working together, can make a difference in their community. EBS’s ability to make each person and family feel welcomed and respected has been the primary driver for why clients and their children come back to EBS, not only to receive food but also to donate and volunteer their time. In this way, EBS works to break the persistent cycle of food insecurity through collective action.
