Ohio State extension, Shared Harvest host pop-up pantry in Miami County

The Ohio State University Miami County Extension Office will work with Miami County officials to host a pop-up food pantry on Saturday, October 24. The pantry will be contact free and will last from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. a release from the university said.

The pantry will take place at the Upper Valley Career Center, located at 8901 Looney Road in Piqua. The pantry is hosted as a collaboration between the Miami County Food Insecurity Committee and the Shared Harvest Foodbank, the release said. The pantry will distribute food for 700 households.

The Miami County Food Insecurity Committee also keeps a list of emergency food resources, food pantries, carryout meals and other general assistance available to the public. The list is regularly updated.

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