On a day in April, the food shelves at Hope Station were nearly bare. Pastor Marcia Mattoso, director of the Salem program that provides a hand-up to working families, encouraged her volunteers to pray. Before “amen,” the phone rang. A local church wanted to donate food.

That church, which delivered more than 3,000 pounds of food that day, was one of several that helped the organization during Feed Salem, an initiative which involved more than 30 churches that impacted the community in the month of April.

“It was such a blessing,” Marci told Feed Salem participants during a recap session at Broadway Commons on May 21.  Read more.