NewCommunity Inc. Launches Newton Food Insecurity Awareness Week

NEWTON, MA — NewCommunity Inc., a community development organization that supports local philanthropic efforts, has announced the launch of Newton's Food Insecurity Awareness Week, set to take place Sunday, August 22 through Saturday, August 28.

The event, which is being held in partnership with Newton Food Pantry, Centre Street Food Pantry, Lasell University, Newton Community Farm, and the City of Newton, is designed to teach people of all ages to engage, advocate, and contribute to the solution to provide community access to healthy food.

“Food insecurity is right here in our backyard," said Rev. Devlin Scott, pastor of NewCity Church and found of NewCommunity Inc., in a statement. "Not being able to have a nutritious meal is a reality in households in our neighborhoods everyday. With NewtonEats, we want to raise the collective consciousness of Newtonians to understand the realities of food insecurity.”

Newton's Food Insecurity Awareness Week will include many different community events, including a free showing of the documentary "A Place at the Table" on August 22 at 7:30 p.m. on the City Hall Lawn, a community gardening class for seniors on August 23, a community meal on August 25, and a family food fair on August 28.

In addition to a week of scheduled events, NewCommunity is working to launch Newton’s first pay-what-you-can café at The Vault, a former bank vault at 1175 Walnut St. in Newton Highlands.

“Having the ability to go to a pay-what-you-can café is another way to serve someone a hot meal, allowing them to feel dignity, and the compassion and caring of the community,” said Dr. Regina Wu, internal medicine physician and President of the Newton Food Pantry.

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