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Hunger in Rhode Island – Demand Straining Food Banks

11/ 23, 2014 – Providence Journal: At the First Universalist Church, 50 men and women line up for free food. They grab canned carrots, macaroni and cheese, potatoes and onions. When they leave, 50 more arrive. Babies cry and children fidget. Some have ridden buses to the small pantry that feeds thousands each month. Many, like Crisolita Teixeira, have lost their jobs. The 31-year-old Central Falls woman relies on the pantry each month to feed her family.  More