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Donations come in, food goes out at local food pantries

At the same time, Paulsen said, new people have been asking for help all fall. The pantry can only donate food to Newtown residents in need, but the need is growing.

"We're seeing one or two new families a week," she said. "We're seeing people who have lost their homes in foreclosures. It's unbelievable."

At other area food pantries, the same pattern seems to be in play. As the holidays approach, the people who can donate are finding ways to give more. At the same time, the demand for that help is growing fast.

"It's going to be close," Capt. Todd Hughes, commander of The Salvation Army in Danbury, said Monday about the work of filling all the request for Thanksgiving meals this week.

Hughes said The Salvation Army normally prepares about 200 food baskets for Thanksgiving. St. James Episcopal Church in Danbury and the Community Action Committee of Danbury do the same, Hughes said.

http://www.newstimes.com/ci_11064840

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