(Indianapolis, IN) - Food banks across the state are set to gobble up an unprecedented plateful of funding.

 

The state has announced a spread of $2 million to 11 food banks. That’s twice the amount received last year. The increase was approved in a budget bill recently passed by the Indiana General Assembly.

 

The Food Bank of Northern Indiana, which covers this area, will receive $233,000. The Foodbank of Northwest Indiana will get $195,200.

 

According to Feeding Indiana’s Hungry, demand from food pantries and soup kitchens has actually risen after the pandemic, due largely to lingering inflation.

 

The next Food Bank visit to La Porte will be next Friday, July 28. Volunteers will be at the La Porte County Fairgrounds from 10 a. m. – Noon CT or as long as supplies last. That distribution is sponsored by The United Way of La Porte County with added USDA product and will serve 250 households.