The Taylorville Food Pantry is beginning to see its summer increase in visitors.  That’s because students who receive breakfast and lunch at school do not have it available to them with school now out.  The food pantry continues to have a need for volunteers, and they are using new equipment to provide a variety of offerings for those who rely on their services.  Pam Moses, co-director with the Taylorville Food Pantry, says they especially need volunteers who have pickup trucks.

The food pantry has added new large freezers to their facilities.  This allows them to offer even more, different foods to their visitors. 

For those who would prefer to help by making food donations, fruits and vegetables are among their biggest needs because they are the hardest foods to find at a low cost. 

Moses says that around 10% of their visitors each year are new families.  This is something that generates concern, as it signals that their financial situations have worsened such that the food pantry becomes necessary to them.  The service aims to make it as easy as possible for new visitors to get what they need. 

The Taylorville Food Pantry is located at 1429 East Main Cross.  They are open Tuesdays from 8:30-10 a.m., Thursdays from 5:30-7 p.m., and Saturdays from 8:30-9:30 a.m.  More information is available at www.taylorvillefoodpantry.com or by calling them at their new number, (217) 820-2651.

Pam Moses appeared as a guest on the WTIM Morning Show.