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Associated Press - December 4, 2009 1:44 PM ET
LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) - Managers of food banks in northern and southeastern Idaho say supplies are being stretched during the holiday season due to increasing demand.
Connie Granbois, manager of Community Action Partnership Food Bank in Lewiston, says that last month the food bank distributed 990 turkeys.
She says the group also gave out 544 food boxes and served more than 2,700 households through the perishable food program.
The Idaho Falls Community Food Bank in southeastern Idaho has seen a 30 percent increase in people coming to get food compared to November of last year.
Buck Horton, the food bank's chairman, says the food bank is serving more children and larger families this season.
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