Manna on Main Street executive director Suzan Neiger Gould noted 1,670 households turned to the assistance at the Manna market, both in-person and online, during October. She said it is the “largest number of visits ever,” with the total surpassing periods during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“They are the kids that sit next to your children in school. They are the people you worship with. They are the older couple living in a small house down the road,” Neiger Gould said, stressing “they are multiple people that you interact with each and every day, and you may not even know that they are food insecure.”
Officials encouraged the community to do their part and contribute donations to local food pantries, either monetary or physical food items.
“Please support your local pantries because they need it. They really do,” Neiger Gould said.
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