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Beatrice Community Food Pantry reports serving more than 5,100 people last year; thanks city for facility support
Summary
Representatives of the Beatrice Community Food Pantry thanked the council for providing rent- and utility-free space and reported serving 5,107 people last year, with a corps of volunteers and new Spanish-language support through a state program.
Cathy Hayden, representing the Beatrice Community Food Pantry, thanked the City Council on April 7 for allowing the pantry to operate rent- and utility-free in a city facility and said the arrangement has expanded the pantry’s capacity to serve residents.
Hayden reported the pantry served 5,107 people last year, averaging 57 households per month and about 28 new clients per month; the pantry relies on about 65 volunteers and a 16-member board. She also said the state helped fund a Spanish-speaking staff person, Margie Potter, who previously volunteered and is now paid through a state program to assist Spanish-speaking clients.
Council members thanked the pantry volunteers and board. No action or funding request was taken at the meeting; Hayden invited council members to visit the pantry to see operations.
