Hunger in small towns

 

"Last year, people in 4.8 million households used private food pantries, compared with 3.9 million in 2007,

pantries are struggling to figure out how to keep up with the demand. Genoa's food pantry, located inside Faith United Methodist Church, has been serving 90 families and is running out of space. The city of Genoa is considering temporarily letting the pantry use the old city hall

Burlington-Hampshire Food Pantry is joining the Northern Illinois Food Bank to better serve its families and obtain food at a discounted rate rather than buying items at the regular price

the Genoa-Kingston Food Pantry reported assisting 90 families, but that number reached more than 100 during the Thanksgiving distribution,

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