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by Jason Kornwitz Erin McAleer, president of Project Bread. Photo by Channing Johnson. Erin McAleer was working 24/7. As president of Project Bread, McAleer was trying to find creative ways to keep children fed as schools closed across the commonwealth. According to her Boston-based nonprofit, which works to address food shortages, 400,000 kids in Massachusetts rely on school meals to stave off hunger. “I realized that this public health challenge was unique,” recalls McAleer, who graduated from the Boston College School of Social Work in 2005. “The models of feeding people in the past...

Erin McAleer and Project Bread: Relentless in the battle against food insecurity As hunger in Massachusetts reaches unprecedented levels, McAleer’s organization is connecting people to food pantries and advocating for systemic change to public policy. By Janelle Nanos Globe Staff,Updated December 10, 2020, 7:30 a.m. Email to a Friend Erin McAleer has been relentless in her efforts to keep people fed as president of Project Bread.Philip Keith for The Boston Globe Bostonians of the Year are selected by the editors of the Globe Magazine. Send comments to magazine@globe.com _____ As food i...