Hi, my name is Oreste. I live in Lancaster and I started working at WHEAT under a grant through MassHire and SnapChef to help non-profits keep up with the demand of COVID-19. Initially I helped in the Café by prepping, packaging and delivering meals to the housing authorities in Clinton and Lancaster. Over the last month, I have worked as a Food Pantry Coordinator at the WHEAT Community Cupboard.

Mass211 was created in 2006 when seven First Call for Help programs serving Massachusetts for the previous decade were consolidated into a single, centralized health and human service information and referral line. As we look to the future, we can’t help but look back at the past. The last year, in particular, has been an exceptional one.