Stephanie Joseph/Correspondent
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Belmont organizations have teamed up with neighborhood volunteers to address a growing need for food in the community, as food insecurity rates rise across Massachusetts due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Food insecurity doubled from 8% to 16% among adults in Massachusetts since 2019, according to a 2020 research brief from Boston research center Boston Indicators. Food insecurity rose to 19% for households with children.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture defines food insecurity as diminished or uncertain access to food caused by socioeconomic factors.
“As the situation continues and people don’t get their jobs back, they’ve used up their savings,” said Julie Wu, volunteer coordination lead at nonprofit Belmont Helps. “We have more people that we are serving now than we did before.”
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When it comes to bedding, options abound. Linen? Smooth-as-butter cotton? Flannel? There have never been more ways to make your bed a dreamy place. Here, we round up the best Canadian bedding brands you may not know about.
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The brand: This newer brand makes its bedding from a proprietary blend of organic cotton and Tencel, a material that’s sustainably sourced from eucalyptus trees (it’s big in the eco-fashion space). If you’re the 100-per-cent-cotton-or-bust type, don’t knock these until you try them. That little bit of Tencel makes the sheets feel extra smooth and soft. Plus, the blend is said to enhance durability and colour retention.