Holiday highlights need for support at SCV food pantry [Video]

The Santa Clarita Valley Food Pantry is gearing up to provide hundreds of turkeys to local families for the upcoming holiday season. However, the pantry recently broke a record for the number of families served in a single day, highlighting the growing need for year-round support.

“We had 90 families show up in one day to get food. That is the largest number we’ve served. The need is very large right now,” Joanne Gervais Ainsworth, a representative from the pantry, told KNX News’ Nataly Tavidian.

Ainsworth explained that the pantry serves approximately 7,000 individuals each month and registers around ten families daily. As Santa Clarita continues to grow, so too does the demand for food assistance.

“Santa Clarita is a growing community. It’s bloomed in the last 3 to 5 years, with about 300,000 growing residents, and so we’re seeing that growth in population in a real way every day,” said Ainsworth.

Despite the influx of holiday …