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Putting food on the table: Inside the fight against food insecurity in Worcester County

October 26, 2022 by pernetfamily Leave a Comment

Joel Wallen, associate executive director of Pernet Family Health Service in Worcester, agreed, saying, “I think food is a big justice issue. People should always have access to not just food, but also healthy food. With the rising inflation costs, a lot of the families we see, when they look at their budget, food is one of the few things that isn’t a fixed expense. If you can barely make ends meet, you can’t corner-cut on rent, but you can corner-cut on food. With our food pantry, we want to have people not cut corners on food. We really want people to have choices, and to have dignity in that.” 

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