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When the Community Action Planning Council (CAPC) Mobile Food Pantry rolls onto Fort Drum on March 17, it will be the result of concerted efforts from on- and off-post organizations to provide military families with expanded access to food assistance.
The Fort Drum Food Insecurity Group formed in November 2023 as a MEDDAC effort and has grown its membership ton include representatives from Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F), Soldier and Family Readiness Division, Mountain Community Homes, and Child and Youth Services, among others. Off-post partners include CAPC, Food Bank of Central New York, Feed Our Vets, and Cornell Cooperative Extension.
“Our working group is a collaborative effort led by MEDDAC (U.S. Army Medical Department Activity) that works with on-post and off-post organizations to identify food insecurity in our Fort Drum community,” said Capt. Kimberly Whitbeck, MEDDAC-Fort Drum chief of nutrition. “We collectively work to fill any gaps and expand food resources inside the gate.”…
