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Powering Our Pantry
The Newton Food Pantry is thrilled to share that we were recently awarded a major state grant that will strengthen our organization’s long-term sustainability. The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources’ Low-Income Services Solar Program (LISSP) awarded the...
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Client Spotlight: Brenda Lee
For Brenda Lee, access to fresh food is more than culinary preference — it’s a necessity. At age 83, Brenda and her husband are focused on maintaining their health and independence. She says the Newton Food Pantry plays a key role in helping them do both. The Lees...
Partner Spotlight: Newton Community Farm
For two decades, Newton Community Farm has been one of the Newton Food Pantry’s most steadfast and generous partners. Since opening as an educational nonprofit in 2006, the Farm has become a powerful example of what can happen when a community preserves green space...
Volunteer Spotlight: Ed and Juliet Harrison
For Ed and Juliet Harrison, volunteering at the Newton Food Pantry is more than a weekly commitment. It’s something they do together, rooted in a shared belief that neighbors should look out for one another. The Harrisons began volunteering with the Newton Food Pantry...
Client Spotlight: Baby Cornelio
The Newton Food Pantry provides food assistance to a wide range of community members, including families that span multiple generations. Baby Cornelio, a native of the Dominican Republic, lives with her adult daughter and 7-year-old grandson in Newtonville. The...
Colleen Nolan Runs for Newton
As she approaches her 50th birthday later this month, Colleen Nolan will soon be marking another milestone: running in her fifth Boston Marathon! But unlike the Waban resident’s previous 26.2-mile journeys, this year’s run will support the Newton Food Pantry. Colleen...
Powering Our Pantry
The Newton Food Pantry is thrilled to share that we were recently awarded a major state grant that will strengthen our organization’s long-term sustainability. The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources’ Low-Income Services Solar Program (LISSP) awarded the...
New Board Members Elected
The Newton Food Pantry is pleased to announce the election of three new members to its Board of Directors: Monika Mitra, Luciano Ramos and Ann Quandt. Each brings valuable experience and a strong commitment to alleviating food insecurity through equitable,...
Volunteer Spotlight: Sophia Lee
When Sophia Lee moved to the Boston area in 2022, she wanted more than just a new place to live and work. She also wanted to help support her community. Having volunteered for years at a food pantry in Des Moines, Iowa, Sophia sought out a similar opportunity. She...
A Call to Action
Cuts to federal hunger-relief programs and rising grocery costs are creating a perfect storm that will surely worsen food insecurity across our nation. Here in Newton, we are already seeing the unfortunate effects. More and more people are turning to the Newton Food...
Past Articles
Meet Volunteer Bernarda Montes de Oca
When Bernarda Montes de Oca first began volunteering at the Newton Food Pantry, it was a tiny space in the Waban Library. When she went back to work full time, she gave up her volunteer responsibilities, but the pandemic and an important life milestone pulled her back this year.
Welcoming Clients Back Inside
The Newton Food Pantry is thrilled to invite our clients, volunteers and supporters back inside our newly renovated space. We spent the summer upgrading the mechanical systems for safe air flow and reimagining our space through our clients’ eyes.
New Look, Same Mission.
Dear Friends of the Newton Food Pantry. I am so excited to share the Newton Food Pantry’s new look and new website, designed to promote our multifaceted approach to alleviating food insecurity in Newton.
We’re excited to share our new logo!
The Newton Food Pantry Is excited to share with you our new logo which reflects the next phase of our growth as an organization. The icon in our new logo is a pear, which in many cultures symbolizes sustenance, abundance, and sweetness.
Meet Volunteer, Sindy Wayne
Sindy Wayne is a member of the Newton Food Pantry leadership team behind one of our newest and most exciting initiatives — the Newton Community freedge.
Speaking the Language of Dignity – Devlin Scott
Devlin Scott and his wife Katie moved to Newton four years ago from Chicago to “plant” what was to become the NewCity Church.