Food pantry receives Project Bread grant

A Place to Turn, an emergency food and clothing pantry in Natick, recently received a grant from Project Bread to support their work through the winter ahead.

Project Bread, the state’s leading anti-hunger organization, distributed $259,000 to A Place to Turn and 58 other emergency food services as part of its annual Appreciation and Grant Award Ceremony at the Colonnade Hotel Boston.

Project Bread-funded agencies reported serving 57 million meals in 2008, the highest number of meals ever recorded.

The award will be used to continue to provide for people in need in these tough economic times, particularly during the cold winter months.