Learn about Newton’s newest supplemental food program – the Newton Community Freedge HERE!
Thank you to Lucia Craffey and Lasell Professor, Dr. Nickki Dawes, for putting together the valuable presentation, “Making a Dual Impact: How on campus food Pantries” that creatively outlines the important role of food pantries on college campuses.
Marilyn Crone has volunteered for the Pantry for the past two years. She began by stocking shelves, helping with client paperwork, and writing thank you notes to donors. Now, she is delivering food on Wednesday mornings to senior housing units, and is supervising the NFP Kid’s Bags project. Marilyn is a parent, an educator, and…
Justin Traxler used to help unload deliveries for NFP at the old Waban Library location. Since the pandemic began in March, 2020, Justin has been picking up and driving a U-Haul from the Greater Boston Food Bank to the NFP and helping to load and unload deliveries. He and his team have been delivering 6,000…
Remi Dansinger started volunteering at the Pantry with her daughters in 2017-2018, but took on a more active volunteer role when the pandemic hit in March, 2020. She used to volunteer on Saturdays doing shopping with clients, and also doing home deliveries. Now, she is the pre-bagging Supervisor for the dry bags that get distributed…
Noah Putterman started volunteering for the Newton Food Pantry this past March. His job consists of unloading and sorting groceries, doing senior bulk deliveries, and anything else that VP Cat Strahan asks of him. Noah and his wife recently moved here from Monterey, California. He says, “Working with the Pantry has helped me get to know…
Tracie Longman joined the Newton Food Pantry in 2006, when she was looking for ways to help our community after retiring from 20 years of practicing law in Boston. Initially, she spent her time as a “worker-bee,” lifting boxes and moving pallets, sorting donations, stocking shelves, and doing whatever then-President Jackie Colby needed help with to get the…
Maria Wilson-Portuondo joined the Newton Food Pantry in 2010, initially assisting with restocking shelves at the Waban Library location. In 2012, Maria joined a planning task force, formed with the aim of ensuring that the NFP was meeting the needs of the community, and in 2013, she joined the NFP Board as Clerk, a position she…
Susan Bellerose started volunteering at the Newton Food Pantry in 2015. Her primary focus at the pantry has been to help clients with their shopping on Wednesday afternoons. She also compiles and distributes the pantry’s quarterly newsletter, along with periodic emails to volunteers. When asked what she has learned from her experience at the Newton Food Pantry,…
Don Mackay has volunteered at the pantry for the past three years. Don works primarily on Mondays, assisting in the run to the Greater Boston Food Bank to load the food truck, then stocking shelves and freezers with the food for future distribution. He has also volunteered for the pantry bike and road race fundraisers….
Kelly Davidson started volunteering for the pantry about seven years ago, when her friend and running partner Regina Wu inspired her to get involved. Kelly was looking for a community service opportunity that she could do together with her children, so she (and her children) started delivering food to a homebound Newton resident, and now deliver to two…
1000 Commonwealth Avenue
Newton, MA 02459
617-796-1233
During the COVID pandemic The Newton Food Pantry will continue to operate outside the War Memorial Circle at Newton City Hall for curbside pickup only.
Wednesdays
1:30 – 5:30 PM
We’re no longer open on Saturdays.
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