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Yreka Food Bank aims for 100 holiday bags but funding squeeze may force limits
Summary
Patterson said the food bank plans Thanksgiving and Christmas bags and hopes to prepare 100 bags for each holiday, but she warned that falling donations across nonprofits may force limits on what they can provide this year.
The Yreka Food Bank is preparing for its holiday distributions but warned resources are tighter than in prior years. "We have a target of a 100 bags per holiday," Denise Patterson said, and added the organization relies on community and Salvation Army donations to assemble those bags.
Patterson said some partner organizations have lost funding and the food bank "may have to limit our bags this year because money in all organizations has gone down." She encouraged residents to donate and said the pantry coordinates with the Salvation Army and local giving programs to provide gifts for children alongside food assistance.
