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St. Louis Area Food Pantries Are Running Low

St. Louis Public Radio
Published November 27, 2002 at 11:46 AM CST
St. Louis area food pantries say they need more food.
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St. Louis area food pantries say they need more food.

By H. Wicai, KWMU

St. Louis, MO –

For a variety of reasons food pantries are having a tough time feeding the hungry. The St. Louis Area Foodbank collects and distributes donated food to about 450 pantries and soup kitchens in Missouri and Illinois. Executive Director Frank Finnegan talked with KWMU's Hillary Wicai in the Foodbank Warehouse about how need has grown yet donations have dwindled.
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