Iowa food pantries seeing many new faces
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ERIC: BIG NAMES, THERE WELL, FOOD PANTRIES ACROSS IOWA ARE SEEING A LOT OF NEW FACES
THE DES MOINES-AREA RELIGIOUS COUNCIL FOOD PANTRY SAYS IT SERVED ABOUT 1200 NEW CLIENTS IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS OF MARCH MOST OF THEM ARE RECENTLY UNEMPLOYED DMARC SAYS THERE HAS ALSO BEEN A JUMP IN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE USING MOBILE FOOD PANTRIES, RATHER THAN THE BRICK AND MORTAR ONES >> FROM SOME OF OUR WHOLESALERS, SOME OF THE FOLKS THAT WE GET FOOD FROM, WE’RE NOT ABLE TO ORDER AS MUCH RIGHT NOW AND A LOT OF THAT IS IN RELATION TO WHAT’S BEEN HAPPENING AT GROCERY STORES AND SOME OF THE OVERBUYING AND HOARDING
ALL THE SUPPLIERS, THEY’VE GOT PLENTY OF SUPPLIES JUST THE DEMAND INCREASE RIGHT NOW THEY’RE NOT BEING ABLE TO KEEP UP RIGHT NOW SO THAT LIMITS THE AMOUNT OF FOOD WE’RE ABLE TO BUY FROM WHOLESALERS ERIC: THE PANTRY IS ACCEPTIN DONATIONS AT ITS WEBSI
