Nearly 200 families received food during a recent Ashe Food Pantry distribution, with lines forming two hours before the event began. The surge reflects a sharp increase in requests for assistance at the pantry.
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Nearly 200 families came to the Ashe Food Pantry for one distribution, some arriving two hours before it started. Requests for assistance are up almost 30 percent. That number means rent, heat, and groceries all competing for money that is not there. The pantry needs to know what comes next.
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