Dear Marcia,
If COVID has taught us anything, it’s that change is inevitable. We, just like so many others, learned to adapt and pivot quickly to the ever-changing environment over the past couple of years and it seems that may well be our new normal. But one thing hasn’t changed and that’s our passion in our mission to end hunger together. We will continue to innovate, adapt and pivot in order to serve the children, older adults and families facing hunger across North Dakota and Clay County, Minn.
While we still haven’t recovered from the impacts of the pandemic, we now find ourselves in another challenging economic situation: inflation. Food costs have risen nearly 12% (May 2021 to May 2022), the largest 12-month increase since April 1979! On top of that, we are seeing skyrocketing fuel prices, utility increases and even price hikes in cell phone plans.
All of this compounded will mean increased demand on our services and, no matter what, we will be there for them. But we can’t do it alone.
I know we’ve said it before, but it still rings true: we need your support more than ever. I can’t thank you enough for opening your hearts to our neighbors and standing beside us as we work to end hunger together.
