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Open Door Food Pantry Plans North Shore Expansion With State Funding
A North Shore food pantry is planning an expansion aided by state funding, per a Gloucester Daily Times report today. The Open Door, which serves Gloucester and surrounding Cape Ann communities, was described in the newspaper's report as moving to broaden its footprint across the region…
GLOUCESTER -- The Open Door, the food-assistance nonprofit serving Gloucester and the wider Cape Ann region, is moving to expand its reach across the North Shore with help from new state funding, the Gloucester Daily Times reported today.
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"The Open Door to expand North Shore reach with help from state funds," the Gloucester Daily Times reports. The Gloucester-based food pantry is moving to broaden its service area across the North Shore with the help of new state assistance, according to the paper; specific dollar figures and a rollout timeline were not detailed. (read it at https://www.gloucestertimes.com/news/local_news/the-open-door-to-expand-north-shore-reach-with-help-from-state-funds/article_1e90504a-35ea-4e84-a1cc-6e60a769f63b.html)
"Needed: Drivers for Purr-fect Passengers," per The Pilot, a North Carolina newspaper. A shelter-animal transport network is expected to bring rescue cats from Moore County, N.C., to Gloucester the week of Aug. 24, and organizers are still recruiting volunteer drivers for the route. (read it at https://www.thepilot.com/news/needed-drivers-for-purr-fect-passengers/article_030a4e2c-2bb0-48b0-ab49-6ab71b1b39c3.html)
Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.
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