MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - A new partnership is aiming to address food insecurity in a West Virginia community.
The Dominion Post reports the Pantry Plus More program, the Mon Health Wedgewood Family Clinics and the Mountaineer Food Bank joined forces to get food to those in need in Monongalia County. Pantry Plus More President Roark Sizemore says the pilot program is the first of its kind in the state.
Sizemore said Wedgewood clinic patients who struggle with nutrition are given vouchers that can be turned in for a box of food and fresh produce once a month. He said the boxes have enough food for about a week.
Sizemore said food insecurity is a bigger problem than people realize. At the first giveaway last month, the program distributed 40 boxes and 5,000 pounds of produce.
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Information from: The Dominion Post, http://www.dominionpost.com
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