$40K grant to help LifePath fight hunger, support mental health
LifePath volunteers collect food and personal protective equipment (PPE) in June. Contributed photo
Published: 2/25/2021 3:34:27 PM
GREENFIELD LifePath has received another $40,000 from the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts, which it will use to fight hunger and support its clients’ mental health, according to the agency’s executive director.
Barbara Bodzin said LifePath received $121,000 from the foundation, as part of its COVID-19 Response Fund for the Pioneer Valley, last year after the pandemic started. The funding has allowed LifePath to respond to the COVID-19 crisis by providing food and helping Pioneer Valley residents cope with mental health struggles. She said the additional $40,000 will provide further pandemic relief and budget stabilization.
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Listen to the interview with Katie Allan Zobel.
Since the start of the pandemic, the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts has given almost $12 million in grants to more than 180 nonprofits in Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin counties.
Much of the money of late has gone to community organizations and agencies with programs that help individuals and families with housing, food, and mental health services.
WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill spoke with Katie Allan Zobel, President and CEO of the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts.
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