Mid-South Food Bank raises $22K and counting

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - After a year of cuts and challenges, the Mid-South Food Bank raised $22,000 and counting to feed families across our region. You can continue to donate here. "It's so critical now because as we all know, the cost of groceries have come up,” said Nicole Willis, spokeswoman for the Mid-South Food Bank. “We're heading into the holidays, but don't forget, people still have to eat past that time.” As of 6:30 p.m., families contributed a whopping $22,000 in online donations, alone. That money represents 88,000 meals for families across the Mid-South. FOX13 worked in collaboration with news and radio stations across the region. The need has never been more urgent. The U.S. Department of Agriculture cut $1 billion in funding to food banks and scho