The Regional Food Bank is seeing a 54% rise in fuel costs that forces it to pay an extra $10,000 every month—money that could feed roughly 30,000 meals for families—while spokesperson Barry Lewis said cuts in federal benefits and tighter budgets are straining local pantries.
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