1,000 boxes of food handed out to families in Nashua on Sunday
Sewa International handed out 1,000 boxes filled with healthy, fresh foods to families in Nashua on Sunday.Families could pick up a 30-pound box of food filled with items like vegetables, cheese and milk from the Arlington Street community center and the Nashua soup kitchen.”It is in our backyard, we just have to open our eyes and whatever we can do, we’ll do,” said state Rep. Latha Mangipudi. City leaders and volunteers said since the pandemic began, they have seen a sharp rise in demand for help feeding families. People could pick up the food boxes with no questions asked.”This is a very essential program for many families, especially families that are still struggling with the after-effects of COVID. Maybe they’ve lost their jobs, they’re not able to get nutritious food every day,” Sewa chapter coordinator Subba Raju Datla said.The United States Department of Agriculture offered the food to the nonprofit community service organization that helped distribute it.“The soup kitchen has seen a lot of demand in the last few months, especially after COVID,” said Krishna Mangipudi, board member of the soup kitchen. “We used to serve close to 150 to 175 meals a day. We’ve seen a spike in that and we’ve also seen the pantry being utilized and things flying off the shelf in the last year or so.”Organizers said another 5,000 boxes were dropped off in Manchester.
Sewa International handed out 1,000 boxes filled with healthy, fresh foods to families in Nashua on Sunday.
Families could pick up a 30-pound box of food filled with items like vegetables, cheese and milk from the Arlington Street community center and the Nashua soup kitchen.
“It is in our backyard, we just have to open our eyes and whatever we can do, we’ll do,” said state Rep. Latha Mangipudi.
City leaders and volunteers said since the pandemic began, they have seen a sharp rise in demand for help feeding families. People could pick up the food boxes with no questions asked.
“This is a very essential program for many families, especially families that are still struggling with the after-effects of COVID. Maybe they’ve lost their jobs, they’re not able to get nutritious food every day,” Sewa chapter coordinator Subba Raju Datla said.
The United States Department of Agriculture offered the food to the nonprofit community service organization that helped distribute it.
“The soup kitchen has seen a lot of demand in the last few months, especially after COVID,” said Krishna Mangipudi, board member of the soup kitchen. “We used to serve close to 150 to 175 meals a day. We’ve seen a spike in that and we’ve also seen the pantry being utilized and things flying off the shelf in the last year or so.”
Organizers said another 5,000 boxes were dropped off in Manchester.
