OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Workers at the St. Vincent de Paul food pantry say rising prices are bringing more metro families through their doors each day, and donations are not keeping up with the demand.
Average monthly pantry visits are up 11 percent over the last year, according to data from the pantry. Volunteers said staples such as bread, milk and eggs frequently run out within hours. They said their stock is low going into Thanksgiving.
Line forms before doors open
The line at the pantry starts hours before the doors open.
Mark Peterson, a volunteer, started at the pantry three years ago. He said the need now looks nothing like it used to…