Dignity for Divas usually serves eight women a day. This week, they were asked to feed 90 women amid a surge in need as SNAP benefits remain frozen.
SEATTLE — At a modest food pantry tucked inside South Lake Union, shelves are stocked with donated cans, boxed goods, and fresh produce. For now, there’s enough to go around. But the phone won’t stop ringing.
“One lady was like, ‘I haven’t eaten in a day,’” said Nikki Gane, executive director of Dignity for Divas, a nonprofit serving women experiencing homelessness.
On a typical day, the pantry sees about eight visitors. Tomorrow, Gane is bracing for
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