Beaver County’s biggest food pantry running dangerously low on supplies

MONACA, Pa. — The largest food pantry in Beaver County is desperate for help amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Over the past seven weeks, Faith Restoration Food Pantry in Monaca has been way beyond its max capacity. While it typically serves 300 people each week, it is now trying to feed more than 1,000.

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As more in Beaver County lose their jobs due to the coronavirus crisis, the need will likely just get bigger. Food bank officials believe lives are at stake here and they need help.

Volunteer Dottie McCue told Channel 11 she has never seen anything like this.

The shelves might look stocked, but Faith Restoration is running dangerously low on meat and staples. Tuesday morning, several residents showed up with two truckloads full of supplies.

With the increasing number of people waiting in line for hours at times, Faith Restoration said it has had to turn some people away.

The food pantry has set up a GoFundMe account asking for any type of donation. You can learn more here.

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