food pantries

With details about food assistance being quickly changing and uncertain in recent months, attention turns to non-profits as they endeavor to keep people well-fed. On this episode of Going Public we speak will Heather Collier, the Donor Relations and Communications Manager of Southeast Missouri Food Bank, about what both those in need of food assistance and those considering donating may be wondering.

With details about food assistance being quickly changing and uncertain in recent months, attention turns to non-profits as they endeavor to keep people well-fed. On this episode of Going Public we speak will Heather Collier, the Donor Relations and Communications Manager of Southeast Missouri Food Bank, about what both those in need of food assistance and those considering donating may be wondering.

During a 'Media Roundtable, KRCU Public Radio got to tour the Southeast Missouri Food Bank, which serves 16 Missouri Counties, several of which are in the top twenty most food insecure counties in the state of Missouri. We learned about how Southeast Missouri Food Bank is working to bridge the gap of food insecurity with several extraordinary programs, but relies heavily on the community's support.

School cafeterias may be closed for the summer, but help is still on the table for Missouri families. Through LINC’s Caring Communities initiative, free meals are being served to kids younger than 18 at schools, churches, parks, and other familiar neighborhood sites.

In the U.S., one in six people struggle with hunger. Food pantries across the country pass out food to help these people put meals on the table. But what…