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Staff ‘hungry to do more’ after months of food giveaways
A volunteer prepares to place a grocery box into a client s car during a May 22 food giveaway organized by archdiocesan Nutritional Development Services (NDS) at Holy Innocents Parish in Philadelphia. Since October 2020, NDS has funneled close to 250,000 pounds of food to area households facing COVID-related hunger. (Gina Christian)
By Gina Christian • Posted May 25, 2021
After distributing a quarter million pounds of food to area households, staff at an archdiocesan agency say they’re hungry to do even more.
On Saturday, Nutritional Development Services (NDS) held its 13th large-scale giveaway since October 2020 to counter COVID-related food insecurity. The May 22 event, hosted by Holy Innocents Parish in Philadelphia, capped a months-long effort that provided close to 7,500 “Farmers to Families Food Boxes,” federally funded packages of fresh meat, dairy products and produce.