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VOAMASS’ Anthony Joseph Receives National Boots on the Ground Program Leader Award

Jamaica Plain-based Volunteers of America of Massachusetts (VOAMASS), a nonprofit that creates opportunities for individuals through residential and outpatient behavioral health treatment, re-entry services for justice-involved individuals, veteran services and senior living, announced that Director of Residential Services Anthony Joseph has received a national award for leadership from the organization’s national affiliate, Volunteers of America (VOA).

Ellis Early Learning Awarded $25K Grant to Start Farm-to-School Project for Jamaica Plain Preschoolers

Ellis Early Learning has been awarded a $25,000 Massachusetts Farming Reinforces Education and Student Health (MA FRESH) grant to establish a farm-to-school initiative for growing local food and promoting food literacy and nutrition education among its Jamaica Plain preschool students.

Community Servings Expands Meal Distribution from Jamaica Plain to Mansfield

Community Servings, a Jamaica Plain-based nonprofit provider of medically tailored meals and nutrition services, and a leader in “food is medicine” research, advocacy and policy, officially opened a new satellite distribution center in Mansfield, a 23,000-square-foot facility specially outfitted for meal packaging and delivery to hundreds of people living with critical and chronic illnesses across the region.