Moab residents can help their neighbors in need by participating in a food drive on Saturday, March 20. The drive will benefit the Utah Food Bank, which sponsors the Grand County Food Bank and the food pantry at St. Francis Episcopal Church. Combined, the two help over 200 local families have access to safe and healthy meals each year.
The Moab Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is hosting this monthâs drive as part of the Utah Food Bankâs statewide Feed Utah campaign. The campaign is planning similar events across the state on March 20, aiming to provide food to the estimated 511,000 Utahns who are facing hunger this year.
A big food drive is coming up in 10 days, as many families in northern Box Elder County are still struggling to make ends meet due to the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and living costs continue to rise.
Saturday, March 20 marks the first annual Feed Utah food drive, a statewide effort in which various faith-based congregations, organizations and residents throughout Utah are coming together to support food pantries around the state.
Residents across the state will receive door hangers during the days leading up to the food drive, and Utah Food Bank is asking members of the public to help by placing a bag of non-perishable food outside their front doors by 9 a.m. on the day of the food drive for pickup by volunteers.