‘Neighbors helping neighbors.’ What to know about the Scouting for Food drive in central Pa.

The Juniata Valley Council Boy Scouts of America are preparing to address worsening food insecurity with their annual Scouting for Food drive.

The initiative has distributed food to central Pennsylvania children and their families for more than three decades. About 1,000 Centre County children receive aid annually.

About one in seven families faced food insecurity before the coronavirus pandemic, but that number has increased to one in four, volunteer Frank Savino said.

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