Inflation, high gas prices and an end to
COVID relief funds have resulted in a nationwide increase at food bank lines,
and things are no different in Statesboro and Bulloch County.
Local food bank reports rise in needs
Inflation forces more to seek assistance
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![Statesboro Food Bank manager Jodi Brannon, left, hoists a case of water into a cart while James Harris hands off a box to volunteers from Georgia Southern as they unload donations from Walmart at the Statesboro Food Bank on Friday, Sept. 17.](https://statesboroherald.cdn-anvilcms.net/media/images/2021/09/18/images/091721_FOOD_BANK_01.max-752x423.jpg)
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