WESTFIELD – The Westfield Food Pantry, led by director Rebecca Hart and her sister, program director Melissa Cahalan, is seeking community support to maintain operations this holiday season and beyond. Monetary donations are especially needed to offset costs.
Currently, the Westfield Food Pantry, located at 101 Meadow St., is down 28 percent in donations, while the number of customers is up 30 percent, according to Cahalan. He said customer visits over the past four years have increased by 300 percent.