On Thursday afternoons, most elementary school students walking out of Norwood School have a white plastic grocery bag gripped in one hand or stowed in a backpack.
This month, the Norwood Food Pantry, or food bank, has existed as a weekly pop-up shop in front of the Norwood Community Center while numerous organizations and individuals worked to
During the COVID pandemic, resources were plentiful for the food bank in Norwood. With grants ($52,000) and private donations ($39,000) rolling in, there was a surplus of food — so