Salem-area food pantries continue to see climb in visits

Food pantries in and around Salem continued to see a sharp increase in visitors as residents content with inflation and high gas prices.

It’s a change the Marion Polk Food Share first detected in March, though it was too early to determine if it was a trend at the time.

Four months later, Marion Polk Food Share reports that visits have stayed fairly steady at about 13,000 families per month seeking out food resources.…