Food banks need donations to meet holiday need

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Katie Schalk from Brownie Troop 48 adds canned food to a box of supplies at the Grace Lutheran Food Pantry last week. These provisions will help financially strapped families in the Mountain Home area as the holiday season approaches. Photo by Brian S. Orban

Demand for food by financially strapped families in Mountain Home and surrounding communities shows no sign of easing up as the holiday season approaches.

"The numbers are continually going up," said Cristella Ramirez, county coordinator for the El-Ada Community Action Agency. "There will always be a need as long as there is a need for jobs in this area."

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Do many of these poor folk have A/C, cellphones, cars, internet, televisions, cable or satellite, mp3 players, lottery tickets or computers? All of these are wants not needs.

-- Posted by Jimms on Wed, Nov 16, 2011, at 12:30 PM

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