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Article: Food supplies at local food bank getting harder to maintain
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- Charleston Gazette
- Article date:
- November 22, 2008
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The uncertain economy is not making Mountaineer Food Bank's job
any easier.
As if it was already a simple task to maintain supplies to
hundreds of hunger-fighting programs across West Virginia.
The Braxton County organization distributes food, hygiene
products and some clothing to 469 food pantries and programs in 48
of West Virginia's counties. But their food supplies are getting
harder and harder to maintain, said Carla Nardella, executive
director.
Last year, the amount of food Mountaineer distributed dropped by
about 1.8 million pounds.
"That is a lot of food," Nardella said. "We have been working
this year to try to fill up that gap."
Mountaineer Food Bank is concentrating on local ...