Metacomet Studio

Metacomet Studio Design. Storytelling. Purpose. We partner with community-focused organizations and businesses to find the heart in their story and make an impact.

We’re a creative studio based in West Bridgewater, MA, serving New England — using design, storytelling, and strategy to help organizations share their purpose and create lasting impact.

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05/30/2026

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05/08/2026

The Shelf Life Episode 2 — Food Access Is Solvable with Jeff Bellows, Vice President Corporate Citizenship & Public Affairs at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts

In this reel from The Shelf Life, we dig into one of the most important truths about hunger on the South Shore and across Massachusetts: food access is a solvable problem.

We have the data.
We have the community.
Where is the block?
Where is the blueprint?

What we need — and what this episode breaks down — is the collective will to remove the barriers that keep families from the healthy food they deserve.

At the South Shore Food Bank, we see every day that solutions already exist: stronger pantry networks, shared resources, fresh food distribution, and community‑driven partnerships that make dignity the standard, not the exception.

šŸŽ§ Watch the clip, then dive into the full conversation on The Shelf Life to hear how we can turn solvable into solved.
Because hunger isn’t inevitable — it’s a systems problem we can fix together.

Watch the full episode āž”āž”
šŸŽ§ Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/67MFhriv4rVhAZ4GzeJL42
ā–¶ļø Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/pYmQ6DFkHy0

My grandfather has been a member of the Knights of Pythias for over 50 years.For most of my childhood, I knew it as the ...
05/03/2026

My grandfather has been a member of the Knights of Pythias for over 50 years.

For most of my childhood, I knew it as the thing that took him out on certain nights, the lodge he'd mention with quiet pride, the fraternal order that meant something to him in a way he didn't always explain — but you could feel it.

The Knights of Pythias are one of the oldest fraternal organizations in the country, founded in 1864 on the principles of friendship, charity, and benevolence. They've always been about something beyond themselves — community, mutual aid, showing up for the people around you. My grandfather lived that without making a big deal of it. He just did it. And somewhere along the way, it became part of how I understand what we owe each other.

So when the Knights made a $4,000 donation to the West Bridgewater Food Pantry, I brought him with me. I wanted Jerry to meet the people doing this work — and I wanted the people doing this work to meet him. I brought my camera because that's what I do. The photos are just below.

That's the thing about full-circle moments — they sneak up on you.

The work we do at Metacomet Studio has always been rooted in community. Not as a brand position. Just as a fact. And events like this one are a reminder of why that matters — because the organizations in this space, doing this work, are doing something real.

Grateful to everyone tagged here. Dreams for Emily, Easterseals Massachusetts, Easton Food Pantry, the Ilse Marks Food Pantry, Breakthrough T1D, The Lilabean Foundation for Pediatric Brain Cancer Research, RIDE 22 — these are organizations doing meaningful work, and they deserve every bit of recognition and support we can give them.

05/02/2026

Music. Community. Connection. That's what it's all about!

At Community Autism Resources, we believe in building relationships that make a real difference for individuals with ASD and the families and professionals who support them. Our partnership with Autism Rocks is a perfect example of that mission in action!

Check out this amazing highlight video from Metacomet Studios, and stay tuned, because more videos and interviews from the concert are coming soon!

Episode 2 of The Shelf Life is here!! — and this one hits differently.Our Executive Director Pam Denholm sat down with J...
05/01/2026

Episode 2 of The Shelf Life is here!! — and this one hits differently.

Our Executive Director Pam Denholm sat down with Jeff Bellows, VP of Corporate Citizenship at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, right in the BCBSMA cafeteria in Hingham — the very place our partnership took root during COVID. When the world shut down, their team kept kitchen staff employed and produced 5,000 meal kits a week for neighbors across the South Shore. That’s the kind of corporate citizenship Jeff leads every day.

In this episode, Pam and Jeff dig into something we believe deeply at the South Shore Food Bank: hunger in Massachusetts is solvable. We already grow enough food. The real question is where the wall is — and who’s willing to help find the blueprint.

They dive into:

šŸ”µ Why food access is a healthcare issue, not a charity issue
šŸ”µ What it means for BCBSMA to operate as a not‑for‑profit accountable to its community
šŸ”µ The dot RX prescription program — prescribing food, green space, and connection
šŸ”µ How a warehouse investment helped build a model now being replicated statewide
šŸ”µ What corporate citizenship looks like when 80–90% of your employees volunteer every year

This is the kind of conversation that reminds us why this work matters — and why we believe solutions are within reach.

šŸŽ§ Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/67MFhriv4rVhAZ4GzeJL42
ā–¶ļø Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/pYmQ6DFkHy0

If this conversation resonates, share it with someone who needs to hear it. And if you haven’t yet, subscribe, follow, and leave us a review — it helps us reach more neighbors.

All hands in. šŸ™Œ

Episode 2 of The Shelf Life is here — and this one hits differently.Pam Denholm sat down with Jeff Bellows, VP of Corpor...
05/01/2026

Episode 2 of The Shelf Life is here — and this one hits differently.
Pam Denholm sat down with Jeff Bellows, VP of Corporate Citizenship at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, right in their cafeteria in Hingham. It's where their relationship really began — during COVID, when BCBSMA kept their kitchen workers employed and produced 5,000 meal kits a week for neighbors across the South Shore. That's the kind of corporate citizenship Jeff leads every single day.

In this conversation, they talk about something we believe deeply: hunger in Massachusetts is solvable. We already grow enough food. The question is where the wall is — and who's willing to help find the blueprint.

Pam and Jeff get into:
šŸ”µ Why food access is a healthcare issue, not a charity issue
šŸ”µ BCBSMA's not-for-profit model and what it means to be accountable to a community
šŸ”µ The dot RX prescription program — prescribing food, green space, and connection
šŸ”µ How a warehouse investment helped build a model now being replicated statewide
šŸ”µ What corporate citizenship looks like when 80–90% of your employees volunteer every year

This is the kind of conversation that reminds us why this work matters. We hope it does the same for you.

šŸŽ§ Watch or Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/67MFhriv4rVhAZ4GzeJL42?si=od09pPfdR7OFKd3Md1DmCg

ā–¶ļø Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/pYmQ6DFkHy0

If this conversation resonates, share it with someone who needs to hear it. And if you haven't yet — subscribe, follow, and leave us a review. Every one helps us reach more neighbors.

All hands in. šŸ™Œ

04/28/2026

Episode 2 of The Shelf Life podcast is dropping this Friday.

"Why Hunger Is a Solvable Problem — And Who's Blocking the Blueprint"

Pam sat down with Jeff Bellows, VP of Corporate Citizenship & Public Affairs at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, for a real conversation about what's standing between where we are and a world where hunger is actually solved — not just managed.

This isn't a talking-points conversation. It's the kind of honest, grounded discussion that reminds you why this work matters and why it's going to take all of us.

šŸŽ™ļø New episode drops May 1st.

Watch on Spotify →
Watch on YouTube →

Follow or subscribe so you're notified the moment it's live.

South Shore Food Bank

Yesterday we were at Soundcheck Studios in Pembroke for the 2nd annual Autism Rocks The South Shore — a sensory-friendly...
04/20/2026

Yesterday we were at Soundcheck Studios in Pembroke for the 2nd annual Autism Rocks The South Shore — a sensory-friendly concert put on by Autism Rocks in partnership with Community Autism Resources.

The lineup featured autistic performers including the Boston Higashi Jazz Band and Homer Stevens, who took the stage after winning CAR's open mic night. Alongside them: therapy dogs, police resource officers, families, and a room full of people who were just happy to be there.

We were there to capture it for Community Autism Resources. A full gallery, video, and blog post are on the way — this is just a first look.

Learn more about Autism Rocks at https://autismrocksus.org/
Support the work CAR does year-round: http://community-autism-resources.com/donate/

Big shout out to Senator Patrick O'Connor for inviting us to the State House and joining South Shore Food Bank on The Sh...
04/20/2026

Big shout out to Senator Patrick O'Connor for inviting us to the State House and joining South Shore Food Bank on The Shelf Life podcast for episode 3.

The Shelf Life is available on Spotify, YouTube, and Apple Music. Follow the show to get notified when new episodes are released. Episode 2 launching soon!

Grow Together Spring Festival 2026 headline speaker Todd Breitenstein is featured here at the Pantry Garden during an ex...
04/09/2026

Grow Together Spring Festival 2026 headline speaker Todd Breitenstein is featured here at the Pantry Garden during an exposƩ highlighting community contributions and growing food for patrons of Weymouth, Massachusetts. Thank you Metacomet Studio for amplifying meaningful non-profit organizations like Weymouth Food Pantry and our host, Old South Union Church - Weymouth.

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