MT Hunger Report shows astonishing response to pandemic
By: Dennis Bragg
and last updated 2021-01-07 20:49:05-05
MISSOULA â Facing a 200% increase in demand for food assistance during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Montana s local agencies, volunteers, and businesses mounted an astonishing response.
The Montana Food Bank Network s (MFBN) newly-released Montana Hunger Report gives the first overall view of how the coronavirus outbreak is impacting MFBN s distribution of food and the numbers are remarkable.
Through the MFBN s 346 partner agencies like food pantries, homeless shelters, senior centers, and school programs food distribution topped 19 million pounds in 2020. That s far above the 14 million pounds in 2019, and the 8 million pounds just five years ago.
Montana Farmers Union makes second donation of pork ribs to the food bank network
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Montana Food Bank Network board member Jan Tusick and network CEO Gayle Carlson stand next to boxes of pork donated to the network by Montana Farmers Union and Farmers Union Enterprises.
From Montana Farmers Union GREAT FALLS - Montana Farmers Union and Farmers Union Enterprises made another sizeable in-kind donation of 38,000 pounds of pork ribs to the Montana Food Bank Network. The ribs are from Redwood Farms and will be distributed by the Montana Food Bank Network. Redwood Farms is one of the entities in the Farmers Union family of businesses owned by Farmers Union Enterprises.