According to Feeding America, food insecurity rates for kids in southern Illinois counties range from 17.9% to 29.5%. That's about 12,000 children in southern Illinois alone.
So before school is out of session for the year, pantries need to stock up.
MARION, ILLINOIS (WSIL) � Scouts are looking to fill the shelves of local food pantries by holding the “Love Your Neighbor� collection event for non-perishable and canned good items.
The holidays can be stressful if you don’t know where your meal is coming from. That’s why Comptroller Susana Mendoza’s office traveled to Cairo Thursday.
