1 in 8 People in Orange County Are Food Insecure: Food Bank

1 in 8 People in Orange County Are Food Insecure: Food Bank

MIDDLETOWN, N.Y.—The Regional Food Bank, a not-for-profit organization that distributes donated and bought food in 23 counties in Northeastern New York, said on July 28 that about 350,000 people in the counties it serves are food insecure, representing about 12 percent of the population. The food bank, which works with more than 1,000 charitable organizations to provide food to some of these people every month, held a conference on Tuesday at th…