by Jill Coull | Dec 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
Rebecca Boyd proudly talks about how supportive her husband Derrick was during the delivery of her son DJ. “I had complications, so he stayed home to take care of me and the baby,” she says. Rebecca recovered, but unfortunately, Derrick lost his job. A carpenter by...
by Jill Coull | Sep 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
“Everyone in Newton has driven by,” says Newton Community Farm’s Executive Director, Sue Bottino. “But not everyone knows that we produce 50,000 pounds of produce a year on just under two acres of land.” Another thing people might not know is that Newton Community...
by Jill Coull | Sep 12, 2022 | Uncategorized
Imagine being gainfully employed, raising two daughters and celebrating being in remission from lung cancer. Now imagine four years later you’re taking coins to the bank to exchange for bills so you can put gas in your car. This is the reality for Jeremy Renner, a...
by Jill Coull | Jun 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) is the hub of the emergency food network of Eastern Massachusetts. With 17,000 square feet of warehouse space, they provided 97 million meals to food pantries across the region last year and distributed $1M in grants to help with...
by Jill Coull | Jun 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
When she was 13, Emily Chan moved to the United States with her parents, who hoped to provide more opportunities for their children than they had in their native Hong Kong. Like many families, they struggled. “We were so poor back then,” she remembers. “My parents...
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...
