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Agencies report food, transportation and senior-service strains on Nantucket; groups coordinate new efforts
Summary
Council members and partners described shrinking food distributions, threats to Meals on Wheels and mounting transportation challenges for medical travel, and highlighted a May 10 awareness event for a youth behavioral-health program.
Council members and community partners told the Council for Human Services on April 24 that food access, in-home supports and medical-transportation systems on Nantucket are under pressure.
Hospital social worker Sarah Wright said callers are reporting rising rents, eviction risk and increasing food insecurity. Wright noted the hospital social work office helps residents apply for housing aid and links people to Nantucket Food Fuel and Rental Assistance but cannot replicate a full mainland continuum of care. "The hospital is a safe place. And if you need help, we are here to help," Wright said.
Representatives working with the island's food pantry said the Boston Food Bank has…
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