Salvation Army running low on food as demand doubles
(World News USA)

ATLANTIC CITY — Since the casinos temporary shutdown in March due to the COVID-19 outbreak, many nonprofits throughout the city have been feeding those newly out of a job on top of continuing with the work that they regularly do. And while many have donated to those organizations to help feed the hungry, the Salvation Army is operating at capacity and is struggling to meet the growing needs of the community. From March 17 to May 12, The Salvation Army in the city has given out 170,018 meals through its soup kitchen and food pantry, which is a 288% increase from the same period of time last year, said Frank Picciotto, commanding officer for the Salvation Army in Atlantic City. “We`re feeding...