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Food Link, an Arlington-based food rescue organization serving Eastern Massachusetts, recently received $60,000 in program support from Kohl’s to support its work to collect surplus food from distributors and deliver it to organizations serving those who face food insecurity.
Food insecurity has grown dramatically in Massachusetts in 2020 due to the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, with over 1 million residents now in need of food.
“We are so honored to be selected by Kohl s Cares to be the recipient of this very special gift,” said Food Link Executive Director DeAnne Dupont. “Kohl s Cares’ overwhelming generosity will enable Food Link to collect more nutritious, fresh food and deliver it to communities in eastern Massachusetts that are suffering greatly from food insecurity, including Lawrence, Lowell, Revere and Chelsea. Kohl s ‘A Community with Heart Program’ is true to its name.”
As COVID pandemic changes the face of hunger, food banks across Massachusetts see double-digit increases in demand
Updated Jan 05, 2021;
Posted Dec 12, 2020
Andrea Allen-Glenn, food coordinator for the Emergency Food Assistance Program at Martin Luther King, Jr. Family Services in Springfield. (Hoan Leon Nguyen / The Republican)
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This story has been updated to reflect that In the last 12 months the Food Bank has provided the equivalent of 12.4 million meals in all four Western Massachusetts counties.
SPRINGFIELD For more than 20 years, Andrea Allen-Glenn has helped people in need have one less thing to worry about each week.
As the food coordinator for the Emergency Food Assistance Program at Martin Luther King, Jr. Family Services on Rutland Street, Allen-Glenn connects people who need food with fresh produce, meat and other items.