by Jill Coull | Mar 6, 2025 | Volunteer
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....
by Jeff Lemberg | Mar 6, 2025 | Volunteer
Nearly three years ago, Snizhana Yaremchuk and her now 18-year-old son fled Ukraine after Russia’s invasion. They initially stayed with friends in Newton, but once Snizhana secured a job as a Special Education Teaching Assistant at Newton North High School and saved...
by Jill Coull | Nov 25, 2024 | Volunteer
Nearly three years ago, Snizhana Yaremchuk and her now 18-year-old son fled Ukraine after Russia’s invasion. They initially stayed with friends in Newton, but once Snizhana secured a job as a Special Education Teaching Assistant at Newton North High School and saved...
by Ethan Gordon | Sep 9, 2024 | Volunteer
Newly retired in 2021 from his career as a technical instructor, Tom McGinn was looking to volunteer at an organization where he could make a direct difference in the lives of others. The virtual work environment he found himself navigating toward the end of his...
by Jill Coull | Jun 21, 2024 | Volunteer
Jai Puthenveettil was newly retired last year from his career in the healthcare industry and was looking for ways to get involved with and give back to his community. His wife had been helping out the Newton Food Pantry through Newton Neighbors Helping Neighbors,...
by Jill Coull | Feb 29, 2024 | Volunteer
It was Ethan, the eldest of Rebecca Diamondstein’s three children, who inspired her to get involved with the Newton Food Pantry. Seven years ago, after moving to Newton from San Francisco, Ethan began participating in a theater program held at City Hall and noticed...
