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With inflation raging for the past year, charity is sometimes forced to take a back seat. But MetroWest nonprofits hope residents have room to give.

Even in MetroWest, Racial Inequities Present Lifelong Barriers A clinician engages with a small group of mothers and their children at a parent support group for non-English or limited-English speakers at Walthan-based Jewish Family & Children Services. Bryce Vickmark for the Foundation for MetroWest By Jay Kim Racial equity has taken center stage as an issue requiring national and local attention, and the inequities that have persisted across our country are also, unfortuna...

NewsSportsEntertainmentLifestyleOpinionUSA TODAYObituariesE-EditionLegals MetroWest leaders see sense of optimism with Biden-Harris administration Experts who spoke with the Daily News believe the Biden/Harris team will champion policies that will benefit local residents. The harmful effects of the coronavirus pandemic placed a severe strain on public-health resources, caused massive unemployment and highlighted ingrained inequities in communities of color. President Joe Biden and Vice Presid...

The Foundation for MetroWest found racial and ethnic disparities in areas ranging from infant mortality and adult education levels to poverty and incarceration.