SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — The Diocese of Sioux City announced that they handed out $100,000 in emergency funds in their 24-county territory for food assistance; each parish received $2,500.

Bishop John Keehner said pastors are being asked to figure out the best way to distribute the money in their respective communities.

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Those could include food pantries, buying gift cards, food vouchers, or supplementing parish food distribution programs.

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