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Rising costs stretch food pantries as demand peaks

Por: Portland Press Herald Nation November 14, 2022

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Hope Deforge, 20, said she and her parents started coming to the Biddeford Food Pantry in May 2021. “It’s everything for us. We live paycheck to paycheck,” Deforge said. “We’re not deciding if we’re going to pay rent or get a meal.” Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer BIDDEFORD — Hope Deforge carefully placed bags of food in her cart, then balanced a box of groceries across the top as a volunteer from the Biddeford Food Pantry... + full article



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