Des Moines, Iowa (RI) — The head of an organization that stocks food pantries in 55 Iowa counties says, along with a surge in food pantry usage, her organization’s food budget has soared.
Tami Nielsen started as a regional coordinator for the Food Bank of Iowa in 2016 and has been its President and CEO since June 1st.
Nielsen says Iowans can make about anything with a pound of ground beef, but the Food Bank of Iowa has changed its bulk buying due to the high price of beef…