Nearly 900 people in Broadwater County are facing food insecurity, according to the most recent data from Feeding America, a nationwide network of food banks, food pantries, and local meal programs.

In Townsend, there is a new resource helping to keep the community fed.

Its called Big Sky, Little Pantry, and you can find it behind the fire station. Its a cabinet where people can donate unopened, non-perishable items, and people who need food can stop by and pick up what they need.

Big Sky, Little Pantry was started in May as a project that came out of a 9-month leadership course focused on developing impactful community service projects. The goal is to be a resource for food, while allowing users anonymity.

Other assistance providers say the community has embraced the new pantry.

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