Sacred Pipe Resource Center offers food through two-day pantry in Bismarck

The Sacred Pipe Resource Center in Bismarck partnered with the Great Plains Food Bank to offer food to people in need during a two-day pantry event, according to a report by KFYR. The Wanna Wota Food Pantry opened Tuesday and Wednesday and served about 60 people, the report said. The event marked the first time the organization hosted the pantry.

The pantry offered basic grocery items as well as traditional foods and ingredients, including sweet potatoes, beans and lentils, according to KFYR. Volunteer Mariah Foote said the pantry aimed to help families facing ongoing food shortages. “There’s a lot of family members that struggle, even with food stamps; there’s not enough food stamps for one household, and one household can have like eight people,” Foote told KFYR. The Sacred Pipe Resource Center hopes to host similar food pantry events in the future, according to the report.