In January, the Foundation made its first of round of 2021 COVID-related grants, with support for area food pantries, community suppers, and agencies providing personal hygiene products to clients in need. Recipient agencies included:
A Place to Turn, Natick |
Open Table, Maynard |
Sudbury Community Food Pantry |
Acton Community Supper and Food Pantry |
Daniel’s Table, Framingham |
Dignity Matters |
Hope & Comfort |
Greater Framingham Community Church |
Hudson Community Food Pantry |
Marlborough Community Cupboard/UWTC |
Maynard Food Pantry |
Natick Service Council Food Pantry |
Pearl Street Cupboard and Café, Framingham/UWTC |
Salvation Army Food Pantry, Framingham |
My Brother’s Table-Good Shephard’s Parish, Wayland |
St. Vincent de Paul-Lincoln Food Pantry |
Stow Food Pantry |
Mt. Calvary Community Supper – Acton |
In addition, the South Middlesex Opportunity Council received a grant for the “Red Zone Project,” a partnership with the Framingham Board of Health which provides cash support to low-income Framingham residents who test positive for the virus so they may quarantine at home. The project is designed to help reduce the spread of the virus.