Thousands of donations collected across the state in first ‘Feed Utah’ food drive – KJZZ

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Associated Food Stores, the National Guard, and the Boys and Girls Club of multiple state counties and many other local and interfaith entities partnered to collect and deliver bags and boxes of food to help the Utah Food Bank.

Many other faith-based groups that have food pantries throughout the entire state of Utah also co-sponsored the food drive including:

• Catholic Community Services,
• Holy Trinity Church,
• Prophet Elias Church,
• Fish-n-Loaves Food Pantry.

Utah Food Bank CEO Ginette Bott said in a prepared statement:

The needs have increased dramatically. [COVID] has changed many things in the families’ lives that we serve.

Utah is a state of 3.1 million people. Typically, the state has an estimated 500,000 people who struggle with food insecurity. The pandemic expanded this by 160,000, Bott said.