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United Way seeks matching funds, donations in countywide food drive

United Way seeks matching funds, donations in countywide food drive
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Food insecurity growing among communities of color in Bucks County

Food insecurity growing among communities of color in Bucks County
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Pandemic causes higher food prices and longer lines at Bucks pantries

Erika Vasquez dragged a Radio Flyer toy wagon through the parking lot outside Cornwells United Methodist Church in Bensalem. Twice a week, she brings the red wagon to a church-sponsored food pantry. She fills the wagon with fruits, vegetables, bread and juice boxes. She then takes it home, unloads the groceries, and returns the toy wagon to her two young boys. Hunger in Bucks County is not new. For nearly a decade, the United Way of Bucks County has organized annual campaigns to raise money for local food assistance. Yet hunger here and elsewhere has grown a pace as the pandemic impacts not only local jobs but also global food distribution and rising food prices.

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Bucks Knocks Out Hunger provides food pantries with healthy options

Managing a chronic medical condition can be challenging even under ideal conditions. It’s even harder for those who experience food insecurity.

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United Way s Bucks Knocks Out Hunger seeks donations, volunteers

She waited two hours for fresh produce, leaning on a walker and flanked by empty bags. “It’s emotional the first time you get in this line,” said Dorothy Barker, 71, of Morrisville. “You don’t want to be here. But what can you do?” Barker had company outside the Cornwells United Methodist Church in Bensalem, where volunteers organize twice weekly produce and pantry events. More than 100 people waited for food on a recent Friday. Nearly all were women. Some had children in tow. The United Way of Bucks County estimates that as many as 30,000 additional county residents became food insecure during the coronavirus pandemic. This year’s Bucks Knocks Out Hunger campaign aims to raise $100,000 for food assistance and to collect 30,000 pounds of food for those who need help.

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