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Franklin Food Pantry tells school committee 1,900 people used pantry last year; outlines school partnerships
Summary
Franklin Food Pantry presenters told the school committee that 1,900 people used the pantry last year and that the pantry distributed the equivalent of 67,000 grocery bags; they described in-person market shopping, curbside and mobile pantries, a weekend backpack program and school partnerships.
Laura Doherty of the Franklin Food Pantry told the school committee that 1,900 people accessed the pantry last year—‘‘500 more people than the total enrollment at Franklin High School,’’ she said—and that the pantry distributed the equivalent of 67,000 bags of groceries. Doherty described the pantry’s service model: an in-person market-style shopping experience, a Tuesday curbside drive-through, four mobile pantries in the community, and home delivery for clients who cannot travel.
Doherty and Tina Partly outlined school-focused efforts:…
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