DMARC Food Pantry Network Serves Record Number of People in November

This November, the DMARC Food Pantry Network served more individuals and households in Greater Des Moines than any other month in its 41-year history. "We were expecting this November to be our highest month of usage," said DMARC executive director Rev. Sarai Schnucker Rice, "but we were not expecting to serve almost 3,000 more people than we did last November." In November, the DMARC Food Pantry Network served 21,079 individuals (8,518 households), an increase of 14% from November 2016. This is also the first month ever that the DMARC Food Pantry Network served over 19,000 individuals. "Many people in our community are still struggling ...