Double the number of people as usual lined up for the first food distribution day when the St. Francis Center Food Pantry reopened April 3 in Brant Beach. The line was in the parking lot; recipients had been instructed not to get out of their cars, a precaution during the COVID-19 outbreak that has hiked the number of families in need.

The need is why the food pantry operators have sent out a call for food donations from the community.