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Commissioner warns local food pantries could close as federal produce programs shrink
Summary
Commissioner Sean Sikora told the Monongalia County Commission that local food banks are facing deep reductions in produce and dairy allocations, describing an event where a distribution had only five items and warning that a third of pantries could close within a year.
Morgantown, W.Va. — Commissioner Sean Sikora told the Monongalia County Commission on April 16 that local food-insecurity programs are facing steep cuts that could force pantry closures within a year.
Sikora described recent meetings with agencies and the Mountain Air Food Bank and said a local purchasing program (LFPA) “was gutted” and that federal…
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