McLeod Emergency Food Shelf awaiting surge
There’s a big surge in the number of area residents the staff at the McLeod Emergency Food Shelf expects will need help sooner or later. Just when is still to be determined.
Lennie Albers, the food shelf’s executive director, and the team of staff and volunteers wish they knew exactly when the anticipated surge would arrive. They want to be ready.
With all but exempt workers expected to be staying at home in Minnesota, Albers figures the demand will increase.
“I have no idea how to predict this thing,” she said. “I’m not sure what percentage of workers are essential.”
In March, the food shelf served 648 households and 1,298 people. That’s a slight uptick in the number of people coming in for food from previous months, but hardly the big wave Albers is expecting.
(For the complete story, see the April 8 print edition of The Chronicle.)