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COVID-19 Community Recovery Fund
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Second Round of New Grant Program to Increase Access to Local Food
BOSTON – Today, the Baker-Polito Administration announced $3.3 million in grants to address urgent food insecurity for Massachusetts residents as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and make the Commonwealth’s food system more resilient. This funding is being awarded as part of the second round of the new $...
Friday, August 14, 2020
Framingham, MA – On August 8, Mass2-1-1, a program of United Way and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, crossed the 100,000 call mark after answering calls about and related to COVID-19 since mid-March. Mass2-1-1, the statewide health and human service information and referral line, was activated by the Commonwealth and Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency to...
Monday, July 27, 2020
By Alison Bosma | Wicked Local
“We’re unsure what’s going to happen at the end of the month, when that extra money runs out,” Franklin Food Pantry’s Lynn Calling said, of federal benefits set to expire at the end of July. “That’s something a lot of pantries are talking about. .... We don’t know what it will look like. This is nothing we can plan for.”
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Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Name: Oren
Town of residence: Framingham
Which UWTC program(s) have you volunteered for? Call2Talk
How Long Have You Been Volunteering here? Since June 2020
Do you volunteer regularly or occasionally? I do my best to come in twice a week!
Why did you decide to volunteer?
I just graduated from college and am living at home in Framingham for the first...
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Name: Betsy
Town of residence: Natick
Which UWTC program(s) have you volunteered for?
Pearl Street Cupboard
Pearl Street Café
How long have you been volunteering here?
I have been here for four months.
Do you volunteer regularly or occasionally?
I volunteer regularly.
Why did you decide to volunteer?
I decided to volunteer because I had more time...
Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Name: Barbara Brunzell
Town of Residence: West Boylston, MA
What does LOSSteam MetroWest do?
LOSSteam MetroWest is a crisis response team whose volunteers are called to the scene of a suicide to provide immediate emotional support and local resources to the family and friends of the deceased. The goal is for the newly bereaved to reach out for help as soon as...
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