Food pantry network across the Midwest abruptly shuts down leaving 300,000 families in the lurch

NewsWorldAmericasFood pantry network across the Midwest abruptly shuts down leaving 300,000 families in the lurchRuby’s Pantry distributed food at dozens of locations across the MidwestKatie Hawkinson in Washington, D.C. Friday 03 April 2026 05:46 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2951133To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/rubys-pantry-closure-food-bank-minnesota-north-dakota-b2951335.html","title":"Food pantry network across the Midwest abruptly shuts down"}}CloseRelated: White House plays down oil price spike amid Iran warThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}A Midwest food pantry netwo...