by Jill Coull | Jun 26, 2025 | Donor
When Laura McTaggart’s children were young, birthday parties came with a twist: Guests were routinely told not to bring presents. Instead, they were asked to give nonperishable foods to be donated to local pantries. It was a simple way to teach generosity — and one...
by Jill Coull | Nov 26, 2024 | Donor, Featured
“Don’t stop remembering.” These were among the last words Norman Salsitz heard from his mother, Ester, in their home country of Poland. Remember their family, remember their stories, remember their values. Ester and her husband, Isak, were murdered in 1942 during the...
by Jill Coull | Nov 26, 2024 | Donor
For more than 40 years, the Newton Food Pantry has provided supplemental food assistance to Newton. Today, more than 4,000 Newton residents live at or below the federal poverty level and they routinely struggle to manage high housing expenses and rising grocery costs....
