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Board members flag rising food needs; DOE site served thousands in a day
Summary
Board members raised concerns about increased food insecurity, home-delivery gaps for seniors and large meal pickups at local Department of Education sites; one site reportedly distributed 4,772 meals in a single day.
Board members described growing food needs in the district and said the board should track distribution and home-delivery gaps for vulnerable residents.
At the borough board meeting earlier the same day, district representatives raised "food insecurity that's really starting to creep in," and speakers described higher demand at school meal sites and food pantries.
Robin, a board member who speaks with seniors in her neighborhood, said her mother "has become very understandably, frightened about going…
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