Newburgh food pantry reopens to serve the community

Newburgh food pantry reopens to serve the community

One warrick county food pantry that had closed to stop the spread of covi?19?

Has now r?

Opened to help those in need.

Marisa patwa explains what steps they are taking to safely help the community.

But then by sunday?

Easter sunday?

We decided that our mission is to feed the hungry and if wee not open?

We can do that?

The newburgh area food pantry originally closed down for a few days to due to the sta?a?

Home order but reopened to serve the community.

But they have been struggling with their groceries because theye no longer allowed to buy in bulk.

Now we operate under the same system as individuals?

So we may be limited to five gallons of milk?

Well we need ten.

So we call on our volunteers to step up and help bring the food to the pantry?

But they have seen more surprise donations than usual?

From soap to carts full of tissues to even eggs from a farmer who wasn allowed to sell them any more due to recent restrictions.

"he didn know he could do that and he brought them in bulk.

And we always have extra egg cartons.

So we repackaged them into individual sizes so that families will have eggs."

The newburgh area food pantry is open from 9 to 11:30 a.m.

Every monday, wednesday and friday but you must have a 47630 area code to qualify "people are realizing that you know now they've lost their job and suddenly they find out they are food insufficient and need some help.

That's what we're here for."

Marisa patwa