by Ethan Gordon | Sep 11, 2024 | Client
After earning her undergraduate degree from Harvard University and working for four years at a Boston law firm, Emily Luu opted to pursue a law degree. She says it felt like the right decision, but it meant she would need to forgo an income and live on a combination...
by Ethan Gordon | Sep 9, 2024 | Volunteer
Newly retired in 2021 from his career as a technical instructor, Tom McGinn was looking to volunteer at an organization where he could make a direct difference in the lives of others. The virtual work environment he found himself navigating toward the end of his...
by Ethan Gordon | Apr 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Newton Food Pantry has continued to grow and thrive for 39 years. The COVID-19 crisis has brought about an unprecedented increase in food insecurity and many more of our neighbors are struggling to put food on their tables. The Newton Food Pantry now serves over...
by Ethan Gordon | Jan 15, 2022 | Featured
While SNAP is a great program, is it really solving the problem, or just providing a band-aid on a deep wound? We cannot solve food insecurity with a snap (pun not intended) of our fingers, but it is interesting to think and research how the government approaches...
by Ethan Gordon | Jan 1, 2022 | Featured
The impact of this pandemic will be long-lasting. We continue to serve three times as many people as we did 20 months ago. In fact, each month we provide over 4,000 bags of food and personal care items to more than 1,800 residents. And that’s just in our City Hall...