GREELEY, Colo. — With increased demand for food assistance during the ongoing government shutdown, Weld Food Bank is relying heavily on its Retail Rescue program to help ensure no food goes to waste while meeting the growing need in the community.
The program, which collects food from local retailers and redistributes it to families in Weld County, has become especially critical as more people seek help. The Weld Food Bank has recently experienced longer lines and a higher daily turnout.
“The need is so much higher than we’re normally used to seeing it,” said Weston Edmunds, the food bank’s director of marketing and communications…