From Pennsylvania-
Little did several parishioners from St. Andrew's Episcopal Church know when they opened a food bank at their church how much the community need would grow.
What began with an average of about 31 families per month in its first nine months has surged to more than 30 families each of the two nights a month it is open. Supported by nearby Holy Cross Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hanover Township and Church of Notre Dame of Bethlehem, the pantry is doing its best to keep up with demand.
"We are very surprised how many people are coming in to our program," said Craig Updegrove, director of the Pennsylvania Avenue Interfaith Food Pantry. "Well, I am, but I'm not. They way the economy is, it has really changed people utilizing this."
The pantry is open two nights a month and provides about three days' worth of food per family at a time. Families are only allowed to come once a month.
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/bethlehem/index.ssf/2010/09/pennsylvania_avenue_interfaith.html
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