The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts in partnering with a community health center on an anti-hunger initiative.
Food bank executive director Andrew Morehouse said beginning this spring pediatric patients at Holyoke Health Center will be screened for food insecurity.
" Whether a person, or household, is skipping meals or unable to adequately nourish themselves because there is a lack of resources to put food on the table," explained Morhouse.
Morehouse said the 8-month pilot program is the first step in implementing an action plan developed by a task force that was created to look into ways to end hunger in the region.
