Sophia's Kitchen

Program Director Claire Crone says a pattern of recurring vandalism started on June 1 when a person known to the organization shattered a glass door to break in and steal some “sweets.”

A combination of grocery store closures, transportation barriers and rising food prices have left nearly 33,000 people without access to nutritious food, says a local collaboration of food pantries, health departments and nonprofits.

After extra pandemic money to the SNAP benefit program ended earlier this year, Sophia's Kitchen is seeing some of its busiest months yet.

COVID-19 is drastically changing the day-to-day lives of people around the globe and right here in central Illinois. That includes individuals…