Roxanne Rice is executive director of Food for Others, the largest direct distributor of free food to people in Northern Virginia. The organization gets food to the poor through their own warehouse in Merrifield as well as about 30 community organizations and a food program run by the Department of Agriculture. They also distribute food at certain street corners in Northern Virginia, where those who line up are asked only how many people are in their families.
Has the demand for food increased with the economic downturn?
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