Scouting for Food, in rapid response to SNAP crisis, doubles last year’s total

Scouting for Food

Scouts from Narragansett Council – Scouting America stepped up to meet a moment of need across Southern New England. Underscored by the federal pause on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, the 38th annual Scouting for Food drive collected more than 120 tons of food this year, more than doubling last year’s totals and surpassing…

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Scouting for Food, RI’s largest annual food drive, to collect and turn in 50 tons of food

Girl Scouts collecting canned goods.

On Saturday, Nov. 2, starting at 9 a.m., Scouts from Scouting America, Narragansett Council, will be out in their communities, collecting non-perishable food donations from neighbors who participated in the 37th annual “Scouting for Food” drive. Residences across Rhode Island, southeastern Massachusetts and Connecticut received a yellow door tag last week with instructions on how to…

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