Hospital Highlights: Palouse Cares food drive

In Whitman County, 7,976 residents are food insecure. This means one in five people in the county is unsure of where the next meal will come from. In Whitman County it is estimated that more than 29 percent of people are living in poverty. The poverty level for a family of two is less than $14,580 a year and $22,056 for a family of 4.

Whitman County food banks receive funds from the WSDA Food Assistance Program and served 4,681 people in need of food last year. These people visited food banks an average of five times through the year to get nutritious foods including meats, dairy, produce and...