In the basement of St. Matthew’s United Methodist Church, Dale Cali (above) helps a client at Acton’s food pantry, which serves about 220 households weekly. Betty McKee (below) organizes donations. More than 100 volunteers keep the pantry running.
(Photos By Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff)
Food pantries see spike in households in need
In the basement of St. Matthew’s United Methodist Church, Dale Cali (above) helps a client at Acton’s food pantry, which serves about 220 households weekly. Betty McKee (below) organizes donations. More than 100 volunteers keep the pantry running.
(Photos By Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff)
ACTON - On a frigid Wednesday recently, 39 people are waiting in line at the food pantry before the doors open at 10 a.m. The pantry, situated in the large, well-lit basement of St. Matthew’s United Methodist Church, is set up like a small grocery store, where customers select what they need based on their household size. (Full article: 716 words)
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