Mill Creek Community Food Bank strains to keep up with growing need
Donations are distributed as fast as they're delivered.
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Last updated 5/15/2020 at 9:28am
Beacon photo by Christopher Kim
Volunteers and workers stand with shopping carts flled with food and supplies to bring out to customers waiting at the parking lot. Tens of thousands of pounds of canned food, produce, and supplies line the walls within the Mill Creek Community Food Bank's storage units to be entirely distributed over the week. The weekly donations only last a week.
The Mill Creek Community Food Bank has struggled to keep up with rapidly growing demands in recent weeks as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Since the outbreak, workers have been furloughed, schools have shut down, and businesses have taken a...
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