A Fort Myers-based food pantry is expanding services to help families amid uncertainty around federal food aid.
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The Community Cooperative said it plans to open two pop-up food pantries in partnership with the Boys and Girls Club of Lee County. CEO Stefanie Ink Edwards said the cooperative originally planned to open one, but the group has recently seen increased need.
“Mobile pantries is something we do on a regular basis, so it’s easy for us to load up all the volunteers, and the food, and the supplies and we’re going to go to them,” Ink Edwards said…