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Follow on Google News | Community Cooperative restarts mobile food pantries for veterans in JanuaryThe mobile food pantries served up to 500 veterans per month before being paused in March due to the pandemic
By: Community Cooperative "Nationwide, 25% of active military families are getting help from food pantries, and hunger among the 12 million veterans over the age of 60 is sadly skyrocketing," During the pandemic, veterans were able to receive food at other drive-thru pantry locations offered by Community Cooperative, sometimes as many as 16 per month. Before the pandemic, eight mobile pantries were scheduled monthly by Community Cooperative, averaging about 150 households per pantry. Now, an average of 250 to 300 households are served at each site, with 425 households being the highest. "Whether it's the 30-year-old Marine who served in Afghanistan or the 92-year-old WWII Army vet, I have to take pause every time I see these American heroes standing in line for food assistance," The VA honored Community Cooperative with the inaugural Bay Pines Director's Club award in September for the food assistance program at the Lee County VA Clinic. The Bay Pines VA Healthcare System runs nine facilities serving more than 108,000 veterans in 10 counties in Central Southwest Florida and is the fourth-busiest VA Healthcare system in the country. Community Cooperative offers other mobile food pantries throughout Lee County in January. To see the full schedule of food pantries, donate or volunteer, http://www.CommunityCooperative.com, or call 239-332-7687. End
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