Groups come together to ‘meet the need’

Duke Wilson stirs up a batch of homemade beef stew as volunteers with the local St. Vincent de Paul Society organization prepared for their monthly food distribution gathering last Thursday.

Photo by Brian S. Orban

The shelves at local area food banks are full once again.

In the weeks leading up to the holidays, local businesses and citizens banded together to donate and collect thousands of pounds of food to help those less fortunate.

However, the demand for food hasn’t eased up in recent years. Those who run the food banks in Mountain Home admit the need continues to increase as Thanksgiving and Christmas approach.

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