No Days Off

For Joe Franciscus and his team at the Lighthouse Foundation, the year-round grind never stops.

Housed in a reimagined elementary school in Middlesex Township, the Christian-based food pantry serves as a lifeline for hundreds of families in need of critical assistance.

That includes the “dog days” of summer, when the pantry takes on a unique set of challenges that come with rising temperatures and more people being off work and school.

“We’re averaging around 60 to 70 orders per day still throughout the summer,” said Franciscus, the food pantry’s director. “The distribution days definitely seem a little bit busier too because we have a lot of kids and families come through with the kids being off school.”

While the organization is mostly stocked through the Greater Pittsbu

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