LISTEN: Food Pantries Struggle to Serve the New Poor

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Food Pantries

Food pantries across the Philadelphia region have seen rising demand and falling donations since the start of the recession. Philabundace, the region's largest food assistance organization, has had to expand its services to several suburban communities for the first time. No, the organization expects another surge in demand as more unemployed people run out their 99 weeks of insurance. A report by Milena Velis.

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