Food Bank of the Albemarle will be able to provide an additional 150,000 meals across its 15-county service territory thanks to a second $50,000 donation from Publix Super Markets’ charitable arm.
The Food Bank said in a press release Monday, Sept. 23, that the donation made by Publix Super Markets Charities will help it respond to a 16% increase over the past year in the number of “food-insecure” residents in its large service area.
According to the Food Bank, the rising costs of housing, food and medicines have “greatly impacted” residents in the region, increasing the number of those facing food insecurity from 36,000 in 2023 to more than 43,000 now. That’s one in seven residents in the 15 counties, including one in four children, the Food Bank said…