United Way, food bank study ways to better serve those in need

A fledgling church food pantry decides to expand and is soon helping almost 250 people.

A Champaign pantry improves its outreach, and its clientele triples in less than a year – to more than 1,200.

Those numbers and other data suggest there's a "hunger gap" in Champaign County, a new study says.

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