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Rural Sask. mother fighting school bus catchment process

A Saskatchewan mother is facing challenges getting bus service for her four children to attend school and is hoping catchment changes will become more publicized after appealing her denial.

Fresh Produce and other Nutrient-Dense Food to be Delivered to all of Del Norte County

The Pacific North Fresh Mobile Market truck—a program of the Del Norte and Tribal Lands Community Food Council (DNATL CFC) under the Family Resource Center of the Redwoods—is hitting the

Task Force preparing holiday food boxes

The Del Norte Food Security Task Force, a collaboration of over 30 partners who work together to increase food security for Del Norte County residents, is teaming up again to

Task Force Battling Hunger in Del Norte Aims To Distribute 900 Food Boxes This Holiday Season

Pacific Pantry reports fewer users despite pandemic

Across the country, food banks have been reporting vast increases in demand for their support since the pandemic began as businesses close and new families lose jobs daily. But at least one Crescent City food bank is bucking that trend. “It’s kind of counterintuitive of what we thought would happen,” said Amanda Hixson, who oversees the Pacific Pantry at the Family Resource Center of the Redwoods and directs the Del Notre and Tribal Lands Community Food Council. “We don’t quite understand why our numbers are down.” Those numbers are the pantry’s usership statistics. In 2019, the pantry handed out self-selected bags of non-perishables just over 6,000 times.