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Through the foundation's Responsive- ness Grants Program, the food bank was awarded $23,958 for the purchase of shelving and commercial re- frigerators and freezers to help local food pantries dis- tribute the healthier perish- able foods the food bank is de- livering to Plumas County. The food bank began deliv- ering food to its local partner agencies (the Plumas County food pantries, as well as the Loyalton Senior Center) last June, saving the mostly vol- unteer-run organizations the long trip to the food bank's McCarran, Nev., warehouse, which is 15 miles east of Sparks. Because none of the pantries has a refrigerated truck, very little perishable food was coining into Plumas County from the food bank. The four pantries have esti- mated that the additional ca- pacity will allow them to in- crease their annual distribu- tion of food bank perishable foods (primarily produce, meat, dairy, bread and juice) by 138,000 pounds per year over their current capacity. In the nearly one year since delivery began, the local pantries have increased their distribution of food bank-sup- plied produce alone by 1,146 percent, or 21,630 pounds, compared to the same period last year. "Our storage capacity in the past has been insufficient to store otw share of perish- ables that come on the food bank truck," said Dick Elskin, co-chairman of the Communi- ty Assistance Network (CAN) food pantry in Quincy. "We had to store food at the school district's warehouse freezer and move it out faster than is optimal to serve our clients. These are beautiful units," he said, referencing CAN's new commercial refrigerator and freezer, delivered in April: In January the food bank noted its 26-foot truck had reached capacity and upped deliveries to two times per month. During this period, two agencies in Lassen Coun- ty also signed on with the Food Bank as partner agen- cies: Communities United for Children and Families in Her- long and the Feather River Worship Center pantry and youth program in Westwood. "We are very pleased to be able to team with the Sierra Health Foundation to bring this capacity-building equip- ment to our partners in Plumas County," said Cherie Jamason, president and chief executive officer of the food bank. "This couldn't have come at a more important time. Not only do we recog- nize the need for food assis- tance due to one out of five people in the county being un- employed and one out of five children living in poverty, but we also have gained some new tools recently that allow us to estimate the number of meals food insecure people can't afford to buy each year for every county in the United States." Feeding America, the na- tion's food bank network, re- leased its Map the Meal Gap project results in March. Us- ing U.S. Department of Agri- culture food insecurity data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau, in combination with Nielsen Company data on lo- cal food costs, the study was able to determine both the number of meals food inse- cure people in the county do not have the funds to pur- chase ("missing meals") and the local cost to secure those meals in 2009. According to the study, Plumas County had 4,260 food- insecure residents in 2009, meaning 20.1 percent of the Childbirth c:lasses beginni"g Plumas District Hospital (PDH) will hold a seven-week childbirth education course beginning Wednesday, June 1, in the North Fork Family Medicine Lobby from 7 - 9 p.m. The course consists of sev- en two-hour classes held every Wednesday night through July 13. Cost is $50 per couple. Sign up in the North Fork Family Medicine clinic at 1060 Valley View Drive in Quincy. During the seven-week ses- sion, instructors will provide information about the process of labor and delivery, the role of the labor coach and the use of relax- ation/breathing methods. Breastfeeding techniques, newborn care and infant car seat safety will also be Blue Shield has a health plan that's right for you. Check , <:i;:. . ........ Out Our ,#. :+::7.¢ : %L ::+ %i J PLUMASNE>WS:COM discussed. Infant CPR is also taught during the course. Any expectant individuals are invited to join the course. The hospital's next child- birth education course is scheduled to begin in Au- gust. Contact North Fork Family Medicine at 283-5640 for more information. When your life changes, shouldn't your healthcare coverage change with it? To keep up with you, Blue Shield offers health plans to fit your independent lifestyle. Choose from a variety of options that provide the coverage and care you need at an affordable price. 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These 4,260 residents needed an ad- ditional $2:4 million to pur- chase the 711,727 missing meals in 2009. Food costs in Plumas County, according to the Nielsen data, run approxi- mately one-third higher than the national average. (A sum- mary of the findings, an inter- active map of the United States and the full report are available on Feeding Ameri- ca's website at feedingameri- ca.org.) This new data offers an ex- planation for the soaring food stamp caseload in Plumas County and indicates the need for a strong emergenc food system through the food pantries. "The dedicateO indi- viduals who run these Wgani- zations are creating a very important safety netin the county," said Jamason. "It's important to note that they all are able to use local donations of food and funds, as Well as volunteer help. 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