WEST ROXBURY – The holidays are a busy time for food pantries. But with the number of Massachusetts families facing food insecurity now at a staggering 35%, according to the Greater Boston Food Bank , keeping those shelves stocked is a year-round job.
Darra Slagle is passionate about food. And it comes in box after box, bag after bag, to Rose’s Bounty food pantry in West Roxbury where she is executive director.
“I just love doing this. I love feeling like at the end of the day, my job meant something,” Slagle says.
“There’s always something to do”
And she’s tireless, wrangling countless volunteers at the pantry.
“There’s always something to do here,” Slagle said. “There’s so much work that nobody is ever at a loss.”
Rose’s Bounty puts together food bags every week to help 2,000 people in a state where food insecurity reaches one in three households.