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Food donation surge tests Iowa pantries storage capacity
HACAP and rural food pantries face storage and refrigeration challenges as USDA plans to deliver over 1.5 million pounds of food plus extra fresh milk. The effort, coordinated by Feeding America, requires extensive resources to store and distribute pork beef dairy and perishables while avoiding spoilage. Local leaders note pantry space and transportation gaps strain capacity, even with expanded facilities.
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Benton
Cedar
Iowa
Jones, Johnson, Linn
Washington
Hacap Food Reservoir
Linda Gorkow
USDA
Gorkow
HACAP
Feeding America
Witty
John Boller
Coralville Community Food Pantry
Boller
Jim Slosiareky
Gazette