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After their busiest year on record, Mid Coast Hunger eyes expansion In the soup kitchen, Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program served over 64,000 meals in 2020, which represents a 56 percent increase over 2019. C. Thacher Carter / The Times Record After the organization’s busiest year on record, Brunswick’s Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program is beginning to take steps towards expansion, eyeing a portion of a building at Brunswick Landing. Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program is a food justice non-profit and food bank based in Brunswick and has been headquartered at Tenney Way since 2003. While still in the preliminary stages, they are exploring a location at Neptune Drive at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station. However, an expansion there would require an adjustment in a zoning ordinance. The Brunswick Town Council unanimously took the first step last month by sending the zoning amendment request to the planning board. ....
Brunswick soup kitchen reports 58% spike in meals served in 2020 Midcoast Hunger Prevention Program set records in 2020 for its soup kitchen and food bank and expects to see increased use over the next 3 to 6 months. Share The number of people seeking food set records for the Midcoast Hunger Prevention Program in 2020. Meanwhile, the increased demand is expected to continue for the next six months or more. Midcoast Hunger Director Karen Parker said the agency saw its largest numbers ever in the last months of 2020. “By far, the need is definitely greater,” Parker said. The increased demand is expected to continue for at least another three to six months, depending on how long the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the community and economy. ....
Maine food pantries scramble to keep up as need reaches new heights There is a desperate need out there, says the executive director of the Biddeford Food Pantry, which has seen a 25% increase in clients since this time last year. Share Phil Dube, center, works to organize the food before the recipients arrive and place their orders at the South Portland Food Cupboard on Thursday. Dube has been volunteering at the food pantry for several years. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer The number of Mainers struggling to feed their families and turning to food pantries for help is rising to new heights as coronavirus cases spike and the state faces its worst loss of jobs in any recession in 50 years. ....