Highland Creek food pantry starts construction on new community center, experiencing higher need than usual
Food bank expanding into community center By Paige Pauroso | February 10, 2021 at 6:22 PM EST - Updated February 10 at 7:51 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Thousands of families turned to food banks at the beginning of the pandemic. Job loss and lack of services contributed to the surge. But almost a year later, the need in the community is still growing.
For the only food pantry in the Highland Creek area, they saw record breaking numbers in 2020. In 2019, they served about 6,500 families. This year, they served more than 25,000 families.