As a chef on Cape Cod, Joseph Ellia knew that maintaining steady work through a desolate winter would be difficult. After losing his job in January 2012, he tried to support his wife and son, draining his savings while looking for something else. But when his car was repossessed, he knew he needed support.
Read MoreClients and patients living in Massachusetts with critical and chronic diseases and who may be in desperate need of good-tasting, healthful meals aimed at improving their overall health can turn to Community Servings, a Boston-based nonprofit food and nutrition organization that’s transforming lives.
Read MoreOn a holiday built on food, Thanksgiving meals delivered Wednesday by Community Servings were better than a dose of medicine. “It means a lot,” said Cathy Camp, 65, after two volunteers from the Jamaica Plain nonprofit dropped off a week’s supply of lunches, frozen dinner entrees, snacks, and a Thanksgiving meal to her Dorchester apartment. “They make you feel important.”
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