“Straight from the headquarters of Latter-day Saint Charities in Salt Lake City, Utah, an 18-wheeler filled with 40,000-plus pounds of shelf-stable foods for low-income families rolled into the warehouse of Feeding the Valley Food Bank last week, according to a release from Feeding the Valley.”
“One in four children in Georgia, or 23%, live in food-insecure households. The food insecurity rate in Muscogee County was 19.7% (23.4% among children) in 2017, according to Feeding America. In neighboring Lee County and Russell County, Alabama, the rates are similar.”
“Feeding the Valley is a food bank, which distributes the food to organizations that then give out the food. Organizations can purchase food at discounted rates from Feeding the Valley (For example: a can of corn would cost 19 cents at Feeding the Valley, whereas it would cost around $1 at a grocery store), which saves thousands of dollars and allows organizations to provide the most food possible to those who need it.”
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