‘Pretty drastic’
Volunteers package food at the Royal City Food Bank last summer. With Christmas coming and the economy struggling, food banks are seeing increases in the number of people in need, volunteers say.
Joel Martin/Columbia Basin Herald
Sandi Casebolt sorts toys donated for Operation Friendship, the Moses Lake Food Bank’s annual toy distribution, in 2018. The food bank is accepting donations for this year’s giveaway, as are the Ephrata Food Bank and other agencies in Basin communities.
COLUMBIA BASIN — With the year winding down and the holidays looming, more and more people are counting on local food banks to make ends meet, especially in a struggling economy.
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