THE HELPERS

FAITH RESTORATIONS FOOD PANTRY

“Tuesday night was just unbelievable. I mean, we ran out of food. We didn’t get to feed everybody,” Carol Brailey, co-founder of Faith Restorations food pantry says, worrying about the 5 or 6 cars at the end of the line that didn’t get anything. “Hopefully they’ll be in line this morning and be able to get something for their families.”  It’s the first time in the pantry’s four-year history that they’ve run out of food, a sign of hard times made exponentially harder by the COVID-19 pandemic and the strict physical distancing rules meant to slow the virus’ spread that have brought mass layoffs and economic desperation to many families who were already living paycheck-to-paycheck.