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Food Bank of North Alabama describes surge in demand, asks council to keep support flowing
Summary
Shirley Scofield, CEO of the Food Bank of North Alabama, told council the food bank distributed 5.6 million pounds of food in Huntsville in FY25, served 955 families in a single emergency distribution and is expanding partner capacity and a home‑delivery pilot for homebound seniors.
Shirley Scofield, CEO of the Food Bank of North Alabama, spoke to the Huntsville City Council on March 12 about the organization’s role in emergency response and its ongoing service priorities.
Scofield described how the food bank responded during the recent government shutdown with large drive‑through distributions, telling the council it ran its largest distribution on Veterans Day and “served 955 families within 4 hours on that 1 day.” She said the food bank distributed 5,587,571 pounds of food in Huntsville during FY25 — an…
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