COVID-19 is Impacting Emergency Food Access in RIce County
Rice County Public Health issued a news release emphasizing the need for emergency food access due to COVID-19. The contents of the release are below.
"An effort that began in April of 2020 to address food needs among Rice County residents impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic is continuing, according to local organizers.
Josh Ramaker, Rice County Public Health's Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP) Coordinator, says the pandemic has had a widespread impact on the ability of many local residents to be able to afford to put food on their table, and organizations throughout the county are responding accordingly.