Salvation Army Hosts Emergency Food Drive
Due to the uncertain future of federal food assistance, the Salvation Army held a one-day "emergency food drive" to keep up with the unprecedented demand for food.
Staff and volunteers collected donated food items, including tuna fish cans and ramen noodles, and packed them into white cardboard boxes.
People need to eat
The effort was sparked by a record-breaking turnout at the Salvation Army's Spokane food pantry last month and the government shutdown.
Capt. David Cain, county coordinator of the Salvation Army in Spokane, stated:
We are raising food just because of the increased need based on the government shutdown and some of the challenges that surround hard-working families right now
The Trump administration initially declined to use $6 billion in emergency funding for food stamps, but two federal judges ordered the administration to use those funds to pay for food assistance.
Author's summary: Salvation Army hosts emergency food drive amid government shutdown.
- Record-breaking turnout at Spokane food pantry
- Government shutdown affects food assistance
- Federal judges order use of emergency funding for food stamps