Patch Food Drive In Norfolk County: Give To Feeding America

Braintree MA

02 December, 2020

12:59 PM

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BRAINTREE, MA — Feeding America, the nation's largest hunger relief organization, predicted this would happen as millions of Americans lost their jobs, their paychecks and even their businesses because of the coronavirus pandemic: Hunger is an urgent problem for almost 81,000 people in Norfolk County. You can help. Patch and Feeding America teamed last summer to address the growing hunger crisis in America, connecting readers with the organization's 200 member food banks that serve 60,000 food pantries and meal programs, and providing an easy way to donate money to help their neighbors. Now through Dec. 31, we're encouraging readers to make a tax-deductible contribution to Feeding America in the Patch Holiday Food Drive. Every $1 given to the organization buys 10 meals. Local resources include: AvonAvon Baptist ChurchFood Pantrywww.avonbaptistchurch.org119 North Main StreetAvon, MA 02322508-583-8076 Bellingham St. Blaise Church ~ Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry www.saintblaise.org 1158 South Main StreetBellingham, MA 02019 Braintree Braintree CommunityFood Pantryhttp://www.braintreefoodpantry...14 Storrs Ave, #2Braintree, MA 02184781-277-1609 Marge Crispin Center Braintree Holiday/Friends, Inc. http://www.margecrispincenter.... 74 Pond StreetBraintree, MA 02184 BrooklineSt. Paul's ChurchBrookline Food Pantrywww.stpaulsbrookline.org15 Saint Paul Street & 55A Egmont StreetBrookline, MA 02446617-566-4953 CantonCanton Food Pantryhttp://www.town.canton.ma.us/1... 960R Washington StreetCanton, MA 02021 781-821-8062 CohassetSt. Anthony's Food Pantry185 S. Main StreetCohasset, MA 02025781-383-0219 Dedham St. John's Church ~ Dedham Food PantryFood Pantrywww.dedhamfoodpantry.orgDedham Plaza600 Washington StreetDedham, MA 02026781-320-9442 FoxboroFoxboro Food Pantrywww.foxborofoodpantry.com35 Neponset AvenueFoxboro, MA 02035508-543-5235 FranklinFranklin Food Pantrywww.franklinfoodpantry.org43 West Central StreetFranklin, MA 02038508-528-3115 HolbrookHolbrook EcumenicalFood Pantry322 South Franklin StreetHolbrook, MA 02343781-767-4656 MedfieldUnited Church of ChristFood Cupboardwww.medfieldfoodcupboard.com496 Main StreetMedfield, MA 02052508-359-4958 MedwayMedway Village ChurchFood Pantryhttp://medwayvillage.org/food-... 170 Village Street Medway, MA 02053508-533-6401 Metrowest RegionA Place To Turnhttps://www.aplacetoturn-natic... 99 Hartford StreetNatick, MA 01760508-655-8868 MillisMillis Ecumenical Food Pantrywww.millisucc.org142 Exchange StreetMillis, MA 02054508-376-5034 MiltonMilton Community Food Pantryhttp://miltonfoodpantry.orgc/o Parkway Methodists Church158 Blue Hills ParkwayMilton, MA 02186617-696-0221 NeedhamNeedham Community Councilhttp://www.needhamcommunitycou... 570 HiIlside AveNeedham, MA 02494781-444-2415 x1050 NorfolkEmmanuel Baptist Church Norfolk Food Pantrywww.emmanuelbaptistchurch.org63 Rockwood RoadNorfolk, MA 02056508-528-5862 NorwoodThe Ecumenical CommunityFood Pantry of Norwoodhttp://norwoodpantry.org/150 Chapel StreetNorwood, MA 02062781-291-3663 PlainvilleUnited Methodist ChurchLiving Bread Food Pantrywww.plainvilleumc.net16 E. Bacon StreetPlainville, MA 02762508-695-9587 Quincy>Quincy Community Action Programs, Inc.Emergency Food Centerwww.qcap.org1 Copeland StreetQuincy, MA 02169617-471-0796 >Interfaith Social Services The Pantry Shelfhttp://www.interfaithsocialser... 105 Adams StreetQuincy, MA 02169617-773-6203 >Quincy Crisis Centerhttp://www.sangercenter.org/Qu... 282 Billings RoadQuincy, MA 02170617-847-6967, 617-471-7075 >Germantown Neighborhood Center - YMCAhttp://www.ssymca.org/germanto... 366 Palmer StreetQuincy, MA 02169617-376-1384 >Salvation ArmyQuincy Temple Food Pantry6 Baxter StreetQuincy, MA 02169617-472-2345 RandolphFriendly Food Pantryhttp://www.foodpantries.org/ci... 1 Turner LaneRandolph, MA 02368339-987-5577 SharonHesscohttp://hessco.org1 Merchant StreetSharon, MA 02067781-784-4944 StoughtonSt. Anthony's Free Markethttp://stoughtoncatholic.org/s... 2 Park AvenueStoughton, MA 02072781-344-6390 WalpoleWalpole Community Food Pantryhttp://www.walpolecommunityfoo... 1303 Washington StreetWalpole, MA 02081 508-668-0106 WellesleyWellesley Food Pantrywww.wellesleyfoodpantry.org207 Washington StreetWellesley, MA 02481781-235-1188 WestwoodWestwood Food Pantryhttp://www.westwoodfoodpantry.... 60 Nahatan StreetWestwood, MA 02090781-329-8799 WeymouthWeymouth Food Pantrywww.weymouthfoodpantry.org1203 Commercial StreetWeymouth, MA 02189781-331-7682 WrenthamWrentham Food Pantryhttp://www.wrentham.ma.us/wren... 508-384-3110 Feeding America predicted last summer that 50 million people, including 17 million children, could face hunger by year's end because of the pandemic. Feeding America projects the food insecurity rate in Norfolk County will rise to 11.3 percent in 2020, up from 6.2 percent in 2018. At the Marge Crispin Center pantry in Braintree, there have been more people coming in for help than in previous years, said Sunny Shaw, a member of the pantry's board of directors. "We're seeing an uptick in the number of deliveries and people coming to the center," Shaw said. "Unemployment is running out for some people, and some people aren't able to get to back work." Shaw also mentioned other ways people can help across the county, including donating gift cards or paper goods like toilet paper and napkins if people don't have time to go grocery shopping. Feeding America says that 80 percent of its food banks — or 4 in 5 — are serving more people than they were at the same time last year. With the pandemic worsening during the holiday season, many people who never before worried about how they'd pay for a holiday meal are turning to food banks for the first time. From the beginning of the pandemic in March, Feeding America distributed 4.2 billion meals — enough to provide every U.S. resident with breakfast, lunch and dinner for just over four days. In the first four months of the pandemic, 4 in 10 people were first-time visitors to food banks, according to Feeding America. Patch graphic Patch has partnered with Feeding America to help raise awareness on behalf of the millions of Americans facing hunger. Feeding America, which supports 200 food banks across the country, estimates that in 2020, more than 50 million Americans will not have enough nutritious food to eat due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. This is a Patch social good project; Feeding America receives 100 percent of donations. Find out how you can donate in your community or find a food pantry near you.