Wal-Mart Foundation Gives $25,000 to Project Bread

Project Bread — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:11:10 +0000

Grant Supports Food for Frail Homebound Seniors in Boston

The Wal-Mart Foundation recently awarded Project Bread $25,000 to support the Food for Seniors Program. This program supports Project Bread’s mission by providing immediate hunger relief to homebound elders while helping them enroll in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as “food stamps.” Escalating food costs and fixed incomes are causing an increasing number of seniors to seek out food assistance.

Elderly under attack in Hyde Park

adamg — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:09:45 +0000

This morning's attempted rape of an 88-year-old woman in her Hyde Park bedroom was the second attack on an elderly person in the neighborhood in four days, Boston Police report.

On Sunday, an 86-year-old man was attacked as he walked on Braeburn Road - only a few blocks from this morning's attack, police say:

The victim stated that as he was walking home from Cleary Square, where he noticed the suspect was following him. The suspect approached the victim and struck him with a blunt object. The suspect then reached into the victim's pocket and stole a small amount of cash. The suspect is described as a black male in his late 20's and was last seen wearing a 3/4-length black leather jacket and green pants. Police are investigating the possibility of a connection between these two incidents.

Police say anybody who may have seen or heard something can contact District E-18 detectives at (617) 343-5607 or Sexual Assault detectives at (617) 343-4400 (anonymous tips to 1-800-494-TIPS or via text 'TIP' to 27463).

Earlier:
Elderly attacked in Brighton, too.