Great Plains Food Bank sees increased need

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - The Great Plains Food Bank has been around for 40 years. In 2023 the organization reports the highest need ever recorded. The food bank services the entire state of North Dakota as well as Clay County, Minn., and its numbers indicate Burleigh and Morton County saw a 53 percent increase in need in 2023. In a release, the food bank indicated it serves one in five people in the state and one in three children. “Probably more alarming is that number that was at over 156,000...