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July 30, 2009
Food Banks Welcome Stimulus Cash as Demand Grows
A $100-million federal stimulus grant is helping U.S. food pantries restock as the recession swells demand for their services, says The New York Times.
The stimulus windfall, supplementing the $250-million the food-bank program usually gets annually from Washington, provided millions of pounds of poultry, pork, cheese, canned fruit, and peanut products, according to the Department of Agriculture.
A recent survey by the nonprofit network Feeding America found demand for emergency food assistance up 30 percent nationwide over last year.
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I would hope that Food Banks use some of their stimulus funds to strengthen their fundraising programs for long-term sustainability. That would be the wisest use of the funds, since there will be other recessions and leaner times ahead.
— Kevin Feldman Jul 30, 03:43 PM #