Herrin House of Hope Wins $20,000 State Grant for Food Insecurity

State dollars will help the pantry serve neighbors who need it most

By Verna Slate, Williamson County Bureau

HERRIN, Ill. — The Herrin House of Hope has been awarded a $20,000 state grant to combat food insecurity, according to paxtonmedia.com and the Southern Illinoisan.

The money is intended to help the organization serve food to people who need it, both outlets reported.

- reporting from paxtonmedia.com and the Southern Illinoisan.

— Compiled from reporting by paxtonmedia.com and the Southern Illinoisan.

Verna Slate is the pen name under which The American Times' Williamson County Bureau is written. The reporting under it is held to the paper's standard factual standards.