Free food and groceries available in Waltham

By BETTY BARRER
Waltham Times Contributing Writer

Many helping hands and organizations in Waltham reach out to people in need of a meal or take-home groceries. Every week the Waltham nonprofit WATCH CDC, compiles a list of organizations offering food and groceries to people in need. 

Here is WATCH’s latest list of places to get free meals and groceries this week:. Waltham weekly food guide (Jan. 20-26)

Aquí están todos los lugares que usted puede conseguir comidas gratis y comestibles en Waltham esta semana: Recursos de Comida Gratis 20 al 26 de enero.

Image files of these lists are also shown below.

Each week’s resource list is posted on Monday. If it has not been posted yet, readers can consult last week’s lists (Waltham weekly food guide January 13-19; Recursos de Comida Gratis 13 al 19 de enero).

In addition, any person with low income and nutritional needs and who has a child under age 5 or is pregnant or breast-feeding may be eligible for WIC benefits. Another way to get food is with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits (formerly known as food stamps), which are given to people who are legally in the United States and have a low income.