Food For Free Expands Home Delivery Program into Somerville

Cambridge, MA, November 21, 2005—The Food For Free Committee of Cambridge announced today that it has expanded its Home Delivery Program into Somerville.

Food For Free is now accepting applications from low-income, elderly or disabled Somerville residents who wish to receive monthly deliveries of food to their homes.

Home Delivery is a food assistance program for low-income individuals who are unable to access food pantries dues to illness or disability. Participants receive deliveries of food once a month. A typical delivery consists of 40-50 pounds of food, and includes fresh fruits and vegetables, frozen meat or fish, and non-perishable foods such as soup and cereal. Home Delivery is available only to Cambridge and Somerville residents.

To be eligible, individuals must:

1. Live in Cambridge or Somerville Massachusetts
2. Qualify as low-income under HUD guidelines (less than $28,951 for one person)
3. Be unable to access food pantries on their own due to illness or disability and submit a letter of recommendation from a health-care provider or social worker attesting to this fact
4. Live alone, or live only with individuals who are also unable to access food pantries due to illness or disability

For more information, or to receive an application, individuals should contact David R. Leslie at (617) 868-2900 extension 131.

The Somerville component of Food For Free Committee’s Home Delivery Program is supported by the Charles H. Farnsworth Charitable Trust.

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