Waltham Food Pantry Forced to Find New Home, Facing Resistance From Neighborhoods
Keeping up with demand for food assistance is difficult enough but one nonprofit in Waltham, Massachusetts, is pulling double duty trying to feed f...
Keeping up with demand for food assistance is difficult enough but one nonprofit in Waltham, Massachusetts, is pulling double duty trying to feed families in need while also being in need of a home themselves. The organization Healthy Waltham says it's in a difficult position as the temporary solution they've found is set to expire in a few weeks. Since April of 2020, Healthy Waltham has distributed more than 1.7 million pounds of food to the community. It's a need they say has not tapered off post-pandemic.