Amber Bhatnagar/Correspondent
Wicked Local
To say the partnership between Cambridge s restaurants and homeless shelters has been a success would be an understatement, according to city officials.
Over 130,000 meals have been distributed to those in need with nearly $1 million put back in the pockets of struggling restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Despite original plans to halt the program last year, Cambridge has extended the meal program “with no end date in mind” until the pandemic is over, according to Matt Nelson, assistant to the city manager, community relations.
The City Manager s Office started the program in March 2020, contracting local restaurants to prepare and distribute food to homeless shelters in Harvard and Central squares a win-win for everyone, according to Nelson.