BENTON — At the Benton Ministerial Alliance food pantry, the shelves are full for now, but director Kathy Thomas says the food goes out almost as fast as it comes in.

Thomas said the spike in need and changes with SNAP’s LINK card funding. Now, the shelter sees over three times as many people daily.

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