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People’s Resource Center urges county to include major pantries in food-security planning; members question $2.5M Loaves and Fishes capital item
Summary
At a DuPage County Human Services Committee meeting, Jenny Fabian of People’s Resource Center described rising pantry demand and asked to be included in county planning. Members expressed concern about a proposed Loaves and Fishes $2.5 million capital item that has not been voted on by the full county board and questioned geographic equity.
Jenny Fabian, CEO of People’s Resource Center, told the DuPage County Human Services Committee that the nonprofit’s operations have grown sharply and asked the county to include large pantry providers in planning for new food-security investments. “PRC engages 2,300 volunteers who serve across DuPage County … Each year, 25,000 residents rely on us for food, emergency services, job assistance, literacy programs, and technology access,” Fabian said during public comment.
Fabian described rising demand since the COVID-19 pandemic and during last November’s SNAP disruption, and noted that about 55% of the food PRC distributes comes…
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