Demand for Emergency Food, Shelter Remains High ; Increase Stems From the Number of People Who Have Become Unemployed.
Dayton Daily News › July 29, 2010
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DAYTON -- The weak economy and high unemployment continue to strain the area's food banks and shelters.
At The Foodbank, 427 Washington St., the demand for food is about 70 percent higher than it was in 2007. For the fiscal year ended June 30, The Foodbank distributed 4.9 million pounds of food in Montgomery, Greene and Preble counties. That compares with 2.9 million pounds of food three years ago.See the full content of this document
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Demand for Emergency Food, Shelter Remains High ; Increase Stems From the Number of People Who Have Become Unemployed.
"The majority of our increase are people who have become unemployed," Burma Thomas, CEO of The Foodbank said...
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