as in cupboards
a built-in space for storage behind a door
homemade jams and pickles are stored in a separate pantry off the kitchen
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Recent Examples of pantries
Cold packs can be reused, donated to local food pantries, or drained into the trash.
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Sara Coughlin, SELF, 23 Dec. 2024
More food pantries opening inside Metro Schools Metro Schools already have 30 food pantries right inside schools.
—The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
The organization — which partners with soup kitchens, food pantries, school and agencies across five counties — served more than a million households in the last fiscal year, from October 2023 through September 2024.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024
The agency helps provide more than 300,000 meals a day, distributing food to 750 area food pantries, congregate meal sites, shelters, senior centers and other programs.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
Add to that the difficulty many low-income families face in accessing those sources of generosity, due to lack of transportation or inability to get off work during the hours that accessible food pantries are open.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
The nonprofit's network of pantries saw a dropoff in volunteers during the pandemic, though some continued to help with long lines of people needing supplies.
—Annalise Frank, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
These visual reminders help inform individual food choices and guide food pantries to assess and improve the types of food available.
—Jay Reddick, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2024
Initiatives range from mobile clinics to fitness classes and food pantries.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
Sara Coughlin, SELF, 23 Dec. 2024
More food pantries opening inside Metro Schools Metro Schools already have 30 food pantries right inside schools.
—The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
The organization — which partners with soup kitchens, food pantries, school and agencies across five counties — served more than a million households in the last fiscal year, from October 2023 through September 2024.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024
The agency helps provide more than 300,000 meals a day, distributing food to 750 area food pantries, congregate meal sites, shelters, senior centers and other programs.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
Add to that the difficulty many low-income families face in accessing those sources of generosity, due to lack of transportation or inability to get off work during the hours that accessible food pantries are open.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
The nonprofit's network of pantries saw a dropoff in volunteers during the pandemic, though some continued to help with long lines of people needing supplies.
—Annalise Frank, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
These visual reminders help inform individual food choices and guide food pantries to assess and improve the types of food available.
—Jay Reddick, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2024
Initiatives range from mobile clinics to fitness classes and food pantries.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
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