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Ever since Larry’s car accident in 1994, he’s struggled with physical and mental disabilities. “I have short-term memory loss, and I don’t remember anything,” he says.

His disabilities have left him with limited income opportunities and made it hard for him to make ends meet. Today, he is also one of nearly 7 million seniors in America who face food insecurity. Almost 9% of the seniors in our 23-county service area live in poverty.

Larry says he tries to eat healthy, but “finance is a burden,” especially with rising food prices.

Fortunately, Larry lives in an accessible community that supports seniors and individuals who are disabled, enabling them to live independently. He even gets support from his 
local food pantry.

Larry is benefiting from a program like River Bend Food Bank’s Senior Complex Pantry Program that delivers free, fresh produce, meat, and other food directly to buildings where seniors like Larry live — thanks to YOUR generosity!

Larry is deeply grateful for people like you, who ensure he has enough to eat each month. “I love cooking,” Larry says, especially meat, but he loves vegetables, too. “The more colors, the better.”

Larry says that eating healthy is important for him and his neighbors, and this food distribution “is building up the community.”

Thank you for being a community that stands by our older neighbors and helps them thrive!

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