Utah Food Bank

As part of its Fighting Hunger Statewide Initiative, the Utah Food Bank built new facilities in Springville, Blanding, Montezuma Creek and the Monument and Hurricane valleys.

Agencies and organizations like the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Utah Food Bank are helping schools provide free summer meals.

Figures from Feeding America say 288,970 Utahns face hunger with 104,840 of those being children.

The latest Utah news from Wednesday morning, Jan. 5, 2022

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