County Food Banks in Desperate Need
Hurricane Sandy only added to the want keenly felt during the holiday season.
Middlesex County is still trying to dig out from under the destruction wrought by Hurricane Sandy. One of the areas where that pain is most keenly felt is at the county's food banks. It's especially difficult at the beginning of the holiday season, where demands on food banks to help those in need is at its height, according to officals at the Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services (MCFOODS). The hurricane not only devastated towns like Old Bridge and Sayreville, it ruined donations that were stored in those areas. Lengthy power outages and an outbreak of food spoilage in places like New Brunswick and Woodbridge only added to the need. During a typical week, MCFOODS, Middlesex County’s official food bank, …
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