SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) -It was a busy day at Feeding South Dakota, where volunteers packed more than just food - they packed hope for their neighbors who needed it most.

Every box filled inside the organization’s Sioux Falls warehouse represented a family that wouldn’t go hungry. For both staff and volunteers, that mission hit close to home.

Feeding South Dakota Eastern volunteer coordinator Alyssa Albrecht said she understands the challenges of food insecurity firsthand.

“I was food insecure when I was a child,” Albrecht said. “My mom was a single mom, she was an entrepreneur, she was starting her own business, so she had to visit a food bank and she felt so much shame around that. So growing up, I just wondered why. This is someone who is hard working and is just trying t

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