The small-town food bank closed after its 93-year-old operator retired, leaving a town of 500 scrambling. Volunteers are working to reopen it.
ALGER, Wash. — A small-town food bank has closed its doors as need in the community grows exponentially. The move comes amid rising costs and cuts to federal food benefits, but the community is refusing to let people go hungry.
At the Alger Food Bank, the cupboard is bare. In fact, the only obvious signs of food are tins of government rations that expired 53 years ago. The food bank closed its doors Oct. 31 because the 93-year-old woman who operated it for more
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