Northeast High School's food pantry expects to help even more families as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, or SNAP benefits, dry up.

In addition to food, the pantry also provides clothing, shoes, toiletries, and personal hygiene items.

Roberta Holt-Kipper, a 1969 Northeast High School graduate, runs the middle and high school's pantry alongside other alumni volunteers.

The pantry is open Wednesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the lower level of Northeast High School.

They serve almost 1,400 students between both the middle and high schools.

But anyone is welcome, no questions asked.

According to Mid-America Regional Council data, about 21% of people in Northeast Highs zip code are below the poverty line.

"This is another one of my families," Holt-Kippe

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