According to the digital edition of the Fall River Herald News, online retail giant Amazon has announced it will partner with the Greater Boston Food Bank to help distribute food to New Bedford.

Once a week, Amazon will donate the use of one of their tractor trailers to transport goods to a New Bedford location. Amazon has committed to moving one million pounds of food to the city during this partnership. 

The New Bedford Food Bank location distributes more than 309,000 meals per month.