New London ― The Food to the People pantry, run by FRESH New London with support from Ledge Light Health District, opened to the public in its new location on Wednesday.
The pantry, formerly located .
New London It’s early on a Friday morning and the main gathering room at the New London Senior Center is abuzz with activity. A group of volunteers is furiously sorting through food that covers tables stretching the length of the room.
The senior center has been shut down throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and the gathering space once used for things like bingo and yoga is transformed to accommodate the once-weekly headquarters of a mutual aid program some are calling “Food for the People Delivery Pantry Program.”
It doesn’t really have a formal name and it doesn’t advertise. But the collaborative effort to supply food to some of the city’s most vulnerable residents, much of it delivered to front doors, has spread by word-of-mouth and continues to grow.
Education, Across All Demographics, Is An Effective Prescription To Combat Diabetes
Melanie Stengel Photo.
Nydia Rodriguez, 64, with a smoothie
that she made for lunch. The Lawrence + Memorial Hospital’s bilingual
diabetes education program has helped Rodriguez manage her diabetes.
Since Nydia Rodriguez met Wanda Santiago about a year ago, the New
London resident has lost 20 pounds and gotten her Type 2 diabetes under
control. That’s because Santiago, Lawrence + Memorial Hospital’s
bilingual diabetes educator, has taught Rodriguez, a former nurse from
Puerto Rico, about portion control, sugar substitutes and how to cut
back on bread and pasta.
Santiago, who was also a nurse in