by Jill Coull | Aug 1, 2022 | Featured
Since 2018, the total number of Newton Food Pantry client visits and deliveries has increased three-fold, from 3,525 to over 10,000! COVID has brought an unprecedented increase in food insecurity, and as a result, more and more members of our community have struggled...
by Jill Coull | Jul 1, 2022 | Featured
“The lack of diversity in nonprofit sector leadership was not a reflection of the qualifications or ambition of people of color, but the result of racialized barriers that inhibited their leadership ambitions, from lack of support by white boards of directors to the...
by Jill Coull | Jun 5, 2022 | Featured
For many, June is a month of excitement and anticipation. School is almost out for the summer! However, for some kids, no school means no meals. Newton Public Schools will not be offering free bagged lunches this summer. And, according to a recent post in Newton...
by Jill Coull | May 20, 2022 | Featured
Over the past two years, the number of hungry households with children has almost doubled since pre-pandemic times, according to census data. COVID-19 has played a huge role in that uptick. Before COVID, about 8.9% of households with children struggled with food...
by Jill Coull | May 2, 2022 | Featured
Food insecurity can be challenging both mentally and physically. Most families give up their choice of food in order to be able to eat, since what is available and affordable doesn’t always line up with their values or cultural preferences. A North Carolina State...
by Jill Coull | Apr 14, 2022 | Featured
Food insecurity is an overlooked reality on college campuses. In fact, according to the Born This Way and Swipe Out Hunger Foundation, over 35% of college students have said that food insecurity has hindered their ability to study at some point, and 51% have had to...
