Hunger at the Last Mile in Portage County
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Hunger at the Last Mile in Portage County
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A day with Rural Relief Mobile Food Pantry shows what it takes to move food the final mile into rural communities—real-time shortages, handwritten intake logs, and intimate acts of neighbor-to-neighbor care.
You’ll hear from:- Jason & Rena, Rural Relief Mobile Food Pantry
- Dennis, a neighbor on fixed income
- Becky Lehman, Portage County Health Commissioner (drive-through pop-up)
- Bill Childers, United Way Portage County
In this episode:
- Loading the bus: ordering “the menu,” filling gaps in the Foodbank marketplace, tossing spoiled produce, pivoting on the fly.
- Why the bus matters: 80% first-time users; reaching people who can’t get to town pantries.
- At Atwater Park: personalized dignity (snack packs for kids, ramen for a teen), and how the food always runs out right on time.
- Real stories of our neighbors: A grandmother raising four grandkids; Dennis choosing between utilities and dinner.
- Funding in motion: United Way connects Rural Relief to stable micro-grants mid-distribution.
Credits:
Reporting/hosting by Ben & Patrick Childers. Editing/mix/master by Patrick. Fact-check by Dash Lewis. Story edit by Jenna Marson. Artwork by Migs Sunny. Original music by L.T. Headtrip.
Mentioned in this episode:
Neighbors In Need: Portage County Emergency Support Drive
Neighbors In Need
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