THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, June 26, 2020 Page 5 Mystic Valley Elder Services participates in COVID-19 food assistance program M ystic Valley Elder Services, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs, is taking part in the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFPA)/Farmers to Families Food Box Program of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Eight Councils on Aging and Senior Centers in the service area of Mystic Valley Elder Services have participated in the program – receiving a total of 865 food boxes to distribute to older adults in their communities. The food boxes, which contain hot dogs, sausages and sausage patties or chicken, are free to the recipients, so it is a form of “food pantry” provided to Massachusetts by the USDA. The initial delivery took place last week at the Stoneham Council on Aging, where 100 boxes were dropped off. Council on Aging Director Maureen Canova and her staff will be delivering these boxes to those older adults in need in the Stoneham community. In total, the program, which runs through the end of 2020, www.eight10barandgrille.com The Eight/10 Bar & Grille will REOPEN on Wed., MAY 6 from 4-8 PM for Take-Out and Delivery with our delivery partners... One hundred food boxes were delivered and dropped off at the Stoneham Council on Aging for area residents as part of the USDA Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Farmers to Families Food Box Program. (Photo Courtesy of Mystic Valley Elder Services) will provide more than 36,000 boxes of food to older adults in Massachusetts, benefiting more than 20,000 seniors. STAY HOME! 8 Norwood Street, Everett (617) 387-9810 STAY SAFE!
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