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Post-pandemic food security need is growing
Dan Feltes
Dec. 6, 2023 3:44 pm
It is easy to think that families going hungry and food needs may have peaked at the height of COVID-19. In reality, the need in our community is only growing. CommUnity Crisis Services and Food Bank, which serves the greater Iowa City area, has seen the number of individuals and families needing food assistance increase by 44% over the last year, with the amount of food able to be distributed only increasing 13%. The need for food far outpaces the amount of food on the shelves. This holiday season, our family is making a contribution to the CommUnity Crisis Service Food Bank, and we hope you might consider doing the same.
Dan Feltes
Iowa City
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