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Gold Canyon food bank sees increased demand

Larry Caywood, Gold Canyon UMC Food Bank employee and co-manager, with bread to be distributed.

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Volunteer John Bishop places donated vegetables in plastic bags.

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From left, Ollie Peterson, Noreen Carlozzi and Aileen Joyce prepare to take carts of food to waiting vehicles.

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Margaret DeMar, Gold Canyon UMC Food Bank volunteer and co-manager, stands next to a freezer of meat that will be distributed to families.

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Tim and Becky McGrath, volunteering for the first time, gathered food for bags.

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Crystal Knight, a customer care volunteer trained by United Food Bank, maintains the database for the federal Emergency Food Assistance Program.

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From left are volunteers John Bishop, Tim McGrath and Margaret DeMar; Larry Caywood, Gold Canyon UMC Food Bank employee and co-manager; and volunteers Noreen Carlozzi, Aileen Joyce, Crystal Knight, Becky McGrath and Ollie Peterson.

Richard H. Dyer

Hundreds of families twice a month supplement their nutritional needs with bags of food from a charity in Gold Canyon.

Some food distributed from Gold Canyon UMC Food Bank, 8330 E. Sunrise Sky Drive, is donated by area residents, purchased with monetary contributions or provided by United Food Bank. Food is also available from TEFAP — The Emergency Food Assistance Program — a federal program providing emergency food assistance at no cost to low-income individuals.

A total of 8.1% of Gold Canyon’s population of more than 11,000 live in poverty with an income below $37,275 for a family of four, according to the U.S. Census, but the food is available for anyone in need.

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