Church helps hungry: Holy Faith Episcopal Church in Dunnellon assists as many as 80 families each week through food donations

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Every week on food pantry hand-out day at Holy Faith Episcopal Church, four or five new families arrive with the “regulars” church members have gotten to know.

With jobs scarce and unemployment high, sometimes as many as 80 families show up each Thursday morning, where a year ago it was more like 50, said Dale Meehan, food pantry coordinator at the church.

Depending on the size of each family, the number of people being helped has increased from roughly 125 to as many as 180 or 200, he said.

“We’re a small church with only about 100 members, and we came close to closing the food pantry down during the holidays. There are so many people who need help, and we didn’t have the money or the food donations to continue,” Meehan said.

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