Need for food assistance still high in southeast Missouri
SEMO Food Bank asks for help this week
By Mike Mohundro | February 24, 2021 at 5:09 PM CST - Updated February 24 at 5:27 PM
MINER, Mo. (KFVS) - The need for food assistance is still high for the people in southeast Missouri.
Winter weather didn’t do any favors last week, as mobile food pantries were postponed for this current week.
SEMO Food Bank Chief Advancement Officer Lisa Church said the need is still really high, seeing roughly 85,000 to 90,000 people per month who need food assistance.
“We’re still seeing 30 percent to 40 percent more people needing food assistance than what we would normally see in a month. In a normal month prior to COVID, we would usually serve about 63,000 people each month,” Church said.