Continued Food Access Support During COVID-19

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.