Mobile Food Pantry Serves The Needy In Upstate New York
DEPOSIT, NY – JUNE 19: People line-up to receive food at a distribution point that was handed out by the Food Bank of the Southern Tier Mobile Food Pantry on June 19, 2012 in Deposit, New York. The mobile food pantry program was introduced in 2007 in the Southern Tier of New York and covers nearly 4,000 predominately rural miles. The converted beverage truck delivers fresh produce, dairy products and other grocery items to individuals and families in need. The pantry typically distributes for a period of two hours and provides 100 to 160 families with food. According to the 2010 Census, 15.72% the population serviced by the mobile pantry live at or below the federal poverty level. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)