(OPINION) Food banks, food pantries, meal programs and similar initiatives run by churches and other faith-based institutions are among the charitable organizations seeking to fill the gap left by government benefits for the food insecure.
Read MoreLast year, Advent Lutheran Church fed more than 8,000 people, more than 20 times the number of its congregation. While food prices are rising, their funds are declining, and New York’s hungry — battling rents rising faster than wages— keep coming.
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