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Tabitha Mays from Mountaineer Food Bank poses with Noah Cook and Tina Persinger as they commemorate the Calhoun County Family Resource Network summer feeding program. The Calhoun County FRN continues to help tackle food insecurity in the county. (Photo Provided)
GRANTSVILLE To help combat food insecurity, the Calhoun County Family Resource Network offers its services and help to those who may be struggling.
Friday, the Calhoun County FRN in partnership with Mountaineer Food Bank hosted a mobile food pantry which fed about 225 families in the span of one hour.
According to FRN Director Tina Persinger, the amount of families who need assistance has tripled within the past few years, especially due to COVID-19. Several families reached out for assistance for the first time because of their struggles with being laid off or decreased hours.