Healthy Waltham Honored For Improving Food Access During Pandemic

Waltham MA

08 November, 2021

4:18 PM

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WALTHAM, MA — The local nonprofit organization Healthy Waltham has received a 2021 Community Advocacy Award from the Eastern Bank Foundation for addressing in inequities exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Healthy Waltham, along with Merrimack Valley Food Bank and Gather New Hampshire, was recognized for increasing food access during a time when an estimated 30 percent of adults in the state were experiencing food security. "Time and again, at times of great challenge and especially during this pandemic, it's our nonprofit sector that picks us up and moves us forward," said Nancy Huntington Stager, President and CEO of the Eastern Bank Foundation, in a statement. "In 2021, many organizations answered the call in extraordinary ways to make a difference in the lives of our neighbors, and we're proud to recognize some of these leaders and their teams for giving mightily to address critical community needs. When they were faced with overwhelming and urgent demand for their services, they pivoted and scaled up rapidly to be a source of help and strength to thousands of people." For more information on Eastern Bank Foundation's 2021 Community Advocacy Award honorees, click here.