Coopersburg Food Bank's Client List Has Grown

The number of area families relying on a Coopersburg food bank has increased dramatically since 2009, according to an article published by the Morning Call Monday.

Just 15 families were clients of Betty Lou's Pantry four years ago, but more than 300 people visited the food bank this month, according to the article, which examines rising suburban poverty rates in the Lehigh Valley.

Betty Lou's Pantry is in the St. James Lutheran Church administrative building, 333 E. Oxford St., and is connected with a network of churches throughout the Southern Lehigh area, according to its Upper Saucon Patch directory listing.

The pantry is open the second and fourth Saturdays of each month from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

For more information about Betty Lou's Pantry, call 610-282-2838.