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Western Slope Food Bank Expands To Meet Growing Demand

KVNF - Mountain Grown Community Radio | By Laura Palmisano

Published June 7, 2016 at 2:13 PM MDT

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Sharing Ministries Food Bank recently broke ground on its new facility in Montrose, a much needed expansion officials with the organization say. The new warehouse will triple the regional food bank's capacity. In the past five years, Sharing Ministries has seen a 92 percent increase in the amount of people needing food assistance. Officials say the new building will help them keep up with the growing demand.

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Laura Palmisano

Laura joined KVNF in 2014. She was the news director for two years and now works as a freelance reporter covering Colorado's Western Slope. Laura is an award-winning journalist with work recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists, Colorado Broadcasters Association, and RTDNA. In 2015, she was a fellow for the Institute for Justice & Journalism. Her fellowship project, a three-part series on the Karen refugee community in Delta, Colorado, received a regional Edward R. Murrow Award.

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