SNAP 2 It! Program via St. Louis Farmers Market Association
The St. Louis Area Foodbank is sending a traveling food truck to people in north St. Louis and north St. Louis County who do not have access to food pantries, healthy foods or grocery stores.
The economic downturn during the coronavirus pandemic has led more people in the St. Louis region to worry about how they will afford food. In the past year, the St. Louis Area Foodbank has seen about a 40% increase in people needing food assistance.
Many of those most in need live in north St. Louis and north St. Louis County, where there is limited access to grocery stores or healthy foods. To help meet the need, the St. Louis Area Foodbank on Monday will start sending a traveling fresh food pantry to communities that need it the most.