Sudbury Food Pantry visits rose during and after COVID

Families began to rely more on the food pantry during the pandemic. As the pandemic eased, demand for food assistance remained high.

Families began to rely more on the food pantry during the COVID-19 pandemic. As the pandemic eased, demand for food assistance remained high. The pantry logged 3,081 visits in 2018, 3,523 in 2019, 3,647 in 2020, 4,045 in 2021, 5,602 in 2022, 6,223 in 2023, and 5,831 in 2024.

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During the pandemic, people could visit the pantry as often as they needed. The pantry reverted to its pre-COVID limit of two visits per month in January 2024, but still logged over 5,800 visits that year.

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