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Harmar food pantry still helping hundreds of families a week

Tony LaRussa
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Volunteers with Feeding the Flock Ministries food pantry in Harmar load groceries into vehicles for distribution to needy families on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021. Between 200 and 250 families are served by the independent ministry.
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The Feeding the Flock food pantry in Harmar said it serves 200 to 250 families a week, down from the 350 it served during the height of the pandemic.
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Between 200 and 250 families are served each week by Feeding the Flock Ministries’ food pantry in Harmar.
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Feeding the Flock Ministries stores the groceries it receives from the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank at its building in Harmar.
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Aaron Stevens of Hampton, right, who volunteers with Feeding the Flock Ministries in Harmar, uses a rolling cart to transport boxes of groceries from storage to patrons’ vehicles during the food pantry’s weekly distribution on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021.

Although the reliance on food pantries has lessened for many people who have returned to work during the pandemic, a significant need for food from the pantries still exists, according to an Alle-Kiski Valley food distribution coordinator.

“During the pandemic we were assisting about 350 families each week,” said Michelle Bock, who coordinates distribution operations for Feeding the Flock Ministries on Nixon Road in Harmar. “Our numbers are down, but we still are getting between 200 and 250 families a week coming in for food, so the need is still strong.”

The food distributed by the nonprofit ministry comes from the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank and other donations.

The organization relies on volunteers to sort and pack food and load it into vehicles.

More information about the food pantry can be found online at www.feedingtheflock.org.

The food pantry welcomes volunteers and donations to assist with its efforts.

Tony LaRussa is a TribLive reporter. A Pittsburgh native, he covers crime and courts in the Alle-Kiski Valley. He can be reached at tlarussa@triblive.com.

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