Client Spotlight: Brenda Lee

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...
Client Spotlight: Baby Cornelio

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...
Client Spotlight

Client Spotlight

For David, the path to the Newton Food Pantry started in Nonantum. The 60-year-old Newton resident first discovered the Newton Food Pantry through our community freedge, a 24/7 publicly accessible refrigerator and dry pantry located in the parking lot of Central...
Client Spotlight: Olabisi Animashaun

Client Spotlight: Olabisi Animashaun

It was almost three years ago when F.B. moved from the United Kingdom to join her two daughters and three grandsons in Newton. “It is a special time of life, being a part of their lives here in the United States,” she says, “but I do not wish to be a financial burden...
Client Spotlight

Client Spotlight

It was almost three years ago when F.B. moved from the United Kingdom to join her two daughters and three grandsons in Newton. “It is a special time of life, being a part of their lives here in the United States,” she says, “but I do not wish to be a financial burden...
Client Spotlight: Emily Luu

Client Spotlight: Emily Luu

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...