Fifty-two nonprofit agencies working across 28 cities and towns in the Greater Boston area are stamping out hunger thanks to grants from the Foundation for MetroWest Hunger Relief Fund, totaling nearly $120,000. This is a 10% growth in grant dollars distributed from 2015.
“Hunger is an issue that exists in our region,” said Judy Salerno, Executive Director of the Foundation for MetroWest. “But where there is need there is also action. Food pantries, community suppers, community farms, and food rescue organizations are all playing a role in helping our neighbors within MetroWest. In supporting a broad array of service agencies, the Foundation, through its generous fund holders, are taking a macro approach to solving a regional crisis.”
Of the 2016 grants, the Foundation doubled its support to organizations who primarily identify as farms, a strategic move that aligns the MetroWest Hunger Relief Fund’s focus with a key recommendation outlined in the 2014 MA Local Food Action Plan: increase the production and consumption of Massachusetts-
grown foods.
Among 2016 MetroWest Hunger Relief Fund grantees are two from Wayland: Celebration International Church; Gluten Free Food Bank; and Parmenter VNA & Community Care, Inc.
The complete list of grantees follows:
- A Place to Turn – Natick
- Acton Community Supper and Food Pantry, Inc – Acton
- Ashland Emergency Fund/Food Pantry – Ashland
- Ashland Youth and Family Services – Ashland
- Celebration International Church – Wayland
- Cooperative Elder Services, Inc – Lexington
- Daily Bread Food Pantry, Inc – Milford
- Dedham Food Pantry – Dedham
- Gaining Ground, Inc – Concord
- Gluten Free Food Bank – Wayland
- Grandma’s Pantry – Waltham
- Holliston Pantry Shelf – Holliston
- HOPE Worldwide, Food Pantry – Framingham
- Hudson Community Food Pantry – Hudson
- Jewish Family and Children’s Service, Family Table – Waltham
- Jewish Family Service of Metrowest – Framingham
- Land’s Sake, Inc – Weston
- Lexington Interfaith Outreach Food Pantry, Inc – Lexington
- Lovin’ Spoonfuls – Boston
- Lucy & Joe’s Pantry – Framingham
- Marlborough Community Cupboard, United Way of Tri-County – Marlborough
- Maynard Food Pantry – Maynard
- Medfield Food Cupboard – Medfield
- Medway Food Pantry – Medway
- Medway Village Food Pantry – Medway
- Middlesex Human Service Agency, Inc – Waltham
- Millis Ecumenical Food Pantry – Millis
- Minuteman Senior Services – Bedford
- Mt Cavalry Community Supper – Acton
- Natick Service Council – Natick
- Needham Community Council – Needham
- Needham Community Farm – Needham
- Open Table – Concord
- Parmenter VNA & Community Care, Inc – Wayland
- Project Just Because, Inc, Food Pantry – Hopkinton
- Sacred Heart Food Pantry – Waltham
- SVdP Food Supplement Program of Lincoln (St. Julia’s Food Pantry) – Weston
- Springwell, Inc – Waltham
- St. Bridget’s Food Pantry – Framingham
- Stearns Farm CSA – Framingham
- Stow Food Pantry – Stow
- Sudbury Community Food Pantry – Sudbury
- The Salvation Army – Framingham
- The Salvation Army – Milford
- The Salvation Army – Waltham
- United Parishes of Southborough Food Pantry – Southborough
- Walpole Community Food Pantry – Walpole
- Waltham Fields Community Farm – Waltham
- Wellesley Food Pantry – Wellesley
- Westborough Food Pantry – Westborough
- Westwood Council on Aging – Westwood
- Westwood Food Pantry – Westwood
About Foundation for MetroWest
Established in 1995, the Foundation for MetroWest is the only community foundation serving the 33 cities and towns in the region. We promote philanthropy in the region, help donors maximize the impact of their local giving, serve as a resource for local nonprofits and enhance the quality of life for all our residents.
Since inception, the Foundation has granted $11 million to charitable organizations and currently stewards more than $17 million in charitable assets for current needs and future impact. To learn more, please visit www.foundationformetrowest.org or call 508-647-2260.
