Local Food Banks Running Low with High Demand

Local food banks running low with high demand

Visitors have noted the scarcity, with one stating he was told, “We don’t have very much stuff left.”

San Joaquin County, food banks scrambling to meet demand

As the government shutdown in Washington, D.C. reaches its 36th day, low-income residents across the country have been without food assistance, and food banks have seen an increase in people needing basics such as bread and vegetables.

Non-profit helps food banks

by Clark Fork Enrichment Corp. Sanders County has wonderful food bank/food pantry programs that serve our community in many ways beyond food assistance. Staffed mainly with volunteers, they work tirelessly to meet the needs of the less fortunate in our midst. Now, however, with cuts to government food assistance programs, the federal shut down, and the inflation we all feel, these programs are...