public health partnerships

Cold storage, warm hearts: Helping Hand Food Pantry expands healthy food access in Greater Boston

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A decades-old food pantry in Cambridge is expanding access to fresh, nutritious food with support from the American Heart Association, showing how investments can have a real impact on community health.

Local media highlight Libraries With Heart’s expansion into Western Massachusetts

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Libraries in Greenfield and Montague are the latest in Massachusetts to join Libraries With Heart, offering blood-pressure monitor kits for patrons to borrow at home. This expansion builds on recent launches in Franklin and Brockton, helping bring heart-health tools into trusted community spaces.