For the last four years, Worcester County Volunteer Services has worked with the Maryland Food Bank to place collection barrels at various county buildings during the last week in January.
Jennifer Small, managing director Maryland Food Bank Eastern Shore branch, said the support might not go where people suspect.
“The stereotype used to be someone who needed the resources from the food bank was homeless, but that’s not what we are seeing,” she said. “We are seeing the middle class, what we call the working poor, who are barely making enough to make ends meet.”
For people trying to juggle mortgages, medical expenses, among other financial hurdles, food tends to be the last priority, Small said.
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4 comments:
But they are going to raise electric rates go figure.
They don't care about the working poor, as long as their pockets are lined with profits.
Jennifer Small doesn't see anything since the food bank only serves organization and not the public directly.
So I do not know what she is talking about.
Most of the full time residents living on the island of Ocean City are below the poverty level.
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