Before the pandemic began, DMARC pantries were already operating at a 10% increase over 2019 levels. As the economic crisis surrounding the pandemic  worsened, pantry use grew exponentially.

November 1 was DMARC’s busiest day ever, serving 1,500 customers at its 15 metro pantries. The need for food assistance continues to grow due to reduction of federal food benefits and growing inflation.

For more information, please visit the DMARC Food Pantries website https://www.dmarcunited.org/food/
Read DMARC’s most recent quarterly newsletter here.  ** For a deeper dive into DMARC’s databank info about usage, sites, etc., click here. **

Send donation checks directly to DMARC. Please write checks to “DMARC” and mail to DMARC at its *new address*, 100 Army Post Road, Des Moines, IA 50315. Please include a note with your check indicating that you are part of the DMIEC community.