Press Release

Foundation for MetroWest announced today that it has distributed $50,000 in grants to forty-one food pantries throughout the MetroWest region. The grants were awarded from the Foundation's English Family Fund.

"Food pantries have a remarkable ability to do a lot with very little," said Judith Salerno, executive director of Foundation for MetroWest. "We are proud that we could play a small, but important role in helping the food pantries of MetroWest do a little more for families throughout the region this winter season."

In 2009 the Foundation for MetroWest distributed $600K throughout the region and has distributed more than $5.5M since its inception in 1995. For more information please visit us online at www.FoundationforMetroWest.org.

A Complete List of Grant Recipients:

Acton
Community Supper, Inc / $1,000
Acton Food Pantry / $1,000

Ashland
Ashland Emergency Fund Food Pantry / $1,000

Concord
Open Table Food Pantry - Concord / $1,000
Gaining Ground / $1,000

Dedham
Dedham Food Pantry / $1,000

Framingham
Hope Worldwide New England, Inc. / $1,000
Salvation Army Framingham Food Pantry / $1,000
SMOC/Elderly Nutrition Program/Meals on Wheels / $1,000
St. Bridget's Food Pantry / $2,000
Lucy & Joes Food Pantry for Frail Elders - Franklin / $1,000

Harvard
Loaves & Fishes / $1,000

Holliston
Holliston Pantry Shelf / $1,000

Hopkinton
Project Just Because / $5,000

Hudson
Hudson Community Food Pantry / $2,000

Lexington
Lexington Food Pantry / $1,000

Marlborough
Marlborough Community Services / $1,000

Maynard
Maynard Food Pantry / $1,000
Open Table Food Pantry - Maynard / $1,000

Medfield
Medfield Food Cupboard / $1,000

Medway
Medway Food Pantry / $1,000
Medway Village Food Pantry / $1,000

Milford
Milford Food Pantry / $2,000

Natick
A Place to Turn / $1,000
Natick Service Council Food Pantry / $2,000

Needham
Needham Community Council Food Pantry / $1,000

Southborough
United Parishes of Southborough Food Pantry / $1,000

Stow
Stow Food Pantry / $1,000

Sudbury
Sudbury Community Food Pantry / $1,000

Walpole
Walpole Community Food Pantry Inc / $1,000

Waltham
American Red Cross/Collins Family Food Pantry / $1,000
J.F. & C.S. Family Table / $1,000
Sacred Heart Church Food Pantry -Waltham / $1,000
MHSA/Bristol Lodge Meals / $1,000
Grandma's Pantry / $2,000
Salvation Army/Waltham Pantry / $1,000

Wayland
Celebration International Church / $1,000

Wellesley
Wellesley Food Pantry / $1,000

Westborough
Westborough Food Pantry / $1,000

Westwood
Westwood Council on Aging / $1,000

About Foundation for MetroWest:

Foundation for MetroWest connects philanthropic opportunity with demonstrated need in MetroWest. We promote philanthropy in the region, help donors maximize the impact of their local giving, serve as a resource for local nonprofit organizations, and enhance the quality of life for all of our citizens. It's about making lives better. It's about making giving easier. It's about MetroWest. For more information please visit us online at www.FoundationforMetroWest.org.