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Hunger persists year round as pantries see holiday surge
Cedar Rapids resident Christina Miller uses pantry ingredients for a Christmas cheesecake. In Iowa City Kristyn Weaver stocks a city bus with groceries for her family over school break. Donations rise in winter but summer needs remain, says Hawkeye Area Community Action Program's Linda Gorkow who notes swift distribution of new supplies.
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Christina Miller
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Kristyn Weaver
Weaver
Linda Gorkow
Hawkeye Area
Gorkow