With creativity and resourcefulness, food pantries weather hard times again

By: Anna Cecil, Annika Hauer, Florian Knowles, Elizah Rendorio

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: January 27, 2026

Words: 3,271

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 6 days ago

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Outside the small, industrial-looking building off Commerce Road in Franklin, Indiana, a long line of cars waited in the rain to receive their groceries for the week.

Volunteers weaved between vehicles and raindrops, dodging exhaust fumes, to provide drivers with a menu to fill out. The list included protein options, canned, bagged and boxed foods, frozen fruit and soup, milk, eggs, deli meat, snacks, bread and coffee.

Behind the wheel of her old pickup …

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