 Food insecurity in Massachusetts has doubled since the start of the pandemic, according to a report by Feeding America. Director of the Brookline Food Pantry, Elizabeth Bowen, saw the statistic reflected in Brookline. Prior to March 2020, we were serving about 175 households per week. And within a month, we started serving 700 families per week. With over 200 volunteers, Bowen says the pantry is ready to serve over 500 families during Thanksgiving week. Each family will receive a bag of produce, dried goods, a turkey, and a pie. The Greater Boston Food Bank does supply many of the dry goods we need that I just mentioned, as well as most of the produce that we need. Brookline resident Michael Edelstein started volunteering during the pandemic and worries about food insecurity in Brookline. It seems to me that there ought to be a better way of providing food security. The Brookline Food Pantry will be open on Thursdays and Saturdays, but will not be open on Thanksgiving Day. They will collect pies at their annual Thanksgiving pie drive on November 19th and 22nd. For BUTV10, I'm Amanda Capelli.