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Hunger in Rockdale County
A two-part look at food insecurity at home
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Making ends meet: Patricia Merrell, mother of two teenage boys, receives a donation of food from the Presbyterian Church of the Resurrection food pantry while volunteers Nancy Bunn and Johanna Cleland help load the bags of donated food. Merrell said having the food closet at the Presbyterian Church of the Resurrection to turn to “helps out tremendously.” - photo by Michelle Kim
The face of the hungry doesn’t just belong to children in famines overseas. It can also be your elderly neighbor next door or the student in your child’s class who may not know when their next good meal will be as they head into winter break. Hunger at home is a quieter sort of desperation, but it’s one that is growing as the poor economy and its side effects drag on.