COURTESY OF UNITED PARISH IN BROOKLINE
The United Parish in Brookline, 210 Harvard St., recently announced a new ministry partnership with the Brookline Food Pantry.
Starting Aug. 1, United Parish will serve as the central location for the food pantry. For 37 years, the Brookline Food Pantry has been a mainstay of alleviating food insecurity in Brookline. It began as a ministry of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and became its own nonprofit in 2014. Volunteers come from all over Brookline. Need has expanded steadily over the years, leading to secondary locations in affordable housing complexes on Egmont and High Streets. In 2018, directed by the inspiration of Kim Kushner, BFP developed the Brookline Thrives program which provides weekend backpacks of meals for Brookline students who need the additional food. Nearly 550 students participate in this program.