MASSACHUSETTS — A Massachusetts agency dedicated to affordable housing is helping people offer another necessity to state residents: Food.

MassHousing has awarded $150,000 to support community gardens, farmer’s markets and other initiatives to provide healthy food access to residents of 16 agency-financed rental housing communities across Massachusetts.

The Food and Nutrition Grant Program benefits more than 4,000 residents through community gardens on their property, mobile farmers markets that visit their property, or food vouchers or meal delivery, officials said.

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