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Today O'Neal belongs to a growing class of unemployed but job-seeking city residents who depend on Cambridge food pantries, like the Bread and Justice Food Pantry in Central Square, to "make ends meet" and survive bleak economic times.
"Without [the pantry] it would be very, very difficult," said Steve J. Livingston, a volunteer at the 11 Inman Street pantry and a client of the pantry himself. "We'd be eating a lot of pasta if it wasn't for the pantry. And my kids are pretty tired of...
The pantry offers monthly rations to Cambridge residents who show a demonstrated need. In addition to having pantry hours three times a week for two hours a day, the pantry offers referral to counseling services and a new program, the One Dollar a Bag food program which will be kicked...
But city financial support of the pantry was non-existent until last Monday, when City Manager Robert W. Healy and the City Council approved the appropriation of $43,000 to supplement the city's food pantry program.
And, according to Bergman and pantry volunteers and clients, this show of financial support is long overdue for such a comprehensive welfare service.