For the Food Bank of Nevada County, this can be one of their most challenging times of the year. Speaking on “KNCO: Insight”, Executive Director Nicole McNeely says they’ve been struggling with donations, with a number of recent circumstances creating an even more huge need. That includes the pandemic, wildfires, public safety power shutoffs, and the worst inflation in about thirty years…

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McNeely says expanding access to food continues to be important. Drive-thru distributions are set up weekly at locations in Grass Valley, North San Juan, Washington, and Colfax. That’s also expensive to provide…

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The Food Bank also benefited from Giving Tuesday. And on Friday, it’s the annual Food Drive put on by the Union newspaper, in their parking lot, from 10am to 3pm. And monetary donations are also always welcomed. McNeely says they’ll be providing food to over one-thousand households this month.