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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: CORDELL PACE packages meals for distribution at the Mitchellville Library. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. The library in Mitchellville has made arrangements with a neighboring community to serve hot meals. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library. Heritage Word of Life, a church across the street from Library, has a food pantry in their Fellowship Room where people can pick up fresh vegetables, staples, and hygiene needs.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: JERRY BUTLER eats his lunch in front of the library in Mitchellville. He gets a hot lunch at the library nearly every day. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. The library in Mitchellville has made arrangements with a neighboring community. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library parking lot.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: JERRY BUTLER delivers a hot meal to a person in Mitchellville. Butler gets a daily hot meal at the library then helps out by delivering a meal to a nearby resident. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. The library in Mitchellville has made arrangements with a neighboring community. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library parking lot.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: JERRY BUTLER delivers a hot meal to a person in Mitchellville. Butler gets a daily hot meal at the library then helps out by delivering a meal to a nearby resident. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. The library in Mitchellville has made arrangements with a neighboring community. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library parking lot.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: JOAN ALLSUT takes hot meals to her car to deliver them to people in Mitchellville. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. The library in Mitchellville has made arrangements with a neighboring community. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library parking lot.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: JERRY BUTLER picks up his lunch at the Mitchellville Library. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. The library in Mitchellville has made arrangements with a neighboring community. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library. Heritage Word of Life, a church across the street from Library, has a food pantry in their Fellowship Room where people can pick up fresh vegetables, staples, and hygiene needs.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: JERRY BUTLER delivers a hot meal to a person in Mitchellville. Butler gets a daily hot meal at the library then helps out by delivering a meal to a nearby resident. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. The library in Mitchellville has made arrangements with a neighboring community. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library parking lot.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: CORDELL PACE packages meals for distribution at the Mitchellville Library. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. The library in Mitchellville has made arrangements with a neighboring community to serve hot meals. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library. Heritage Word of Life, a church across the street from Library, has a food pantry in their Fellowship Room where people can pick up fresh vegetables, staples, and hygiene needs.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: JERRY BUTLER delivers a hot meal to a person in Mitchellville. Butler gets a daily hot meal at the library then helps out by delivering a meal to a nearby resident. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. The library in Mitchellville has made arrangements with a neighboring community. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library parking lot.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: CORDELL PACE packages meals for distribution at the Mitchellville Library. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. The library in Mitchellville has made arrangements with a neighboring community to serve hot meals. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library. Heritage Word of Life, a church across the street from Library, has a food pantry in their Fellowship Room where people can pick up fresh vegetables, staples, and hygiene needs.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: JOAN ALLSUT (left) and ELLEN HEATHER divide hot meals to be delivered to people in Mitchellville. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. The library in Mitchellville has made arrangements with a neighboring community. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library parking lot.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: An emergency food box in Mitchellville. People leave food in the box or pick up food as needed. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. The library in Mitchellville has made arrangements with a neighboring community. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library parking lot.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: FILIPINA SILVER distributes meals at the Mitchellville Library. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. The library in Mitchellville has made arrangements with a neighboring community to serve hot meals. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library. Heritage Word of Life, a church across the street from Library, has a food pantry in their Fellowship Room where people can pick up fresh vegetables, staples, and hygiene needs.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: An emergency food box in Mitchellville. People leave food in the box or pick up food as needed. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. The library in Mitchellville has made arrangements with a neighboring community. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library parking lot.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: FILIPINA SILVER and CORDELL PACE package meals for distribution at the Mitchellville Library. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. The library in Mitchellville has made arrangements with a neighboring community to serve hot meals. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library. Heritage Word of Life, a church across the street from Library, has a food pantry in their Fellowship Room where people can pick up fresh vegetables, staples, and hygiene needs.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: JERRY BUTLER eats his lunch in front of the library in Mitchellville. He gets a hot lunch at the library nearly every day. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. The library in Mitchellville has made arrangements with a neighboring community. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library parking lot.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: Volunteers set up the food pantry at Heritage Word of Life Church. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. The library in Mitchellville has made arrangements with a neighboring community to serve hot meals. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library. Heritage Word of Life, a church across the street from Library, has a food pantry in their Fellowship Room where people can pick up fresh vegetables, staples, and hygiene needs.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MitchellvilleFoodDesert012.jpg
  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: FILIPINA SILVER, who works at the library in Mitchellville, delivers a hot meal to person in a car at the library. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. The library in Mitchellville has made arrangements with a neighboring community. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library parking lot.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: JERRY BUTLER delivers a hot meal to a person in Mitchellville. Butler gets a daily hot meal at the library then helps out by delivering a meal to a nearby resident. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. The library in Mitchellville has made arrangements with a neighboring community. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library parking lot.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: FILIPINA SILVER distributes meals at the Mitchellville Library. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. The library in Mitchellville has made arrangements with a neighboring community to serve hot meals. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library. Heritage Word of Life, a church across the street from Library, has a food pantry in their Fellowship Room where people can pick up fresh vegetables, staples, and hygiene needs.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: CORDELL PACE puts meals into a bin at the Mitchellville Library. Volunteers will deliver the meals to homebound residents of the town. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. The library in Mitchellville has made arrangements with a neighboring community to serve hot meals. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library. Heritage Word of Life, a church across the street from Library, has a food pantry in their Fellowship Room where people can pick up fresh vegetables, staples, and hygiene needs.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: People leave the pantry at the Heritage Word of Life Church. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library. Heritage Word of Life, a church across the street from Library, has a food pantry in their Fellowship Room where people can pick up fresh vegetables, staples, and hygiene needs.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: JOAN ALLSUT (left) and ELLEN HEATHER divide hot meals to be delivered to people in Mitchellville. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. The library in Mitchellville has made arrangements with a neighboring community. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library parking lot.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: FILIPINA SILVER, who works at the library in Mitchellville, delivers a hot meal to person in a car at the library. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. The library in Mitchellville has made arrangements with a neighboring community. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library parking lot.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: JOAN ALLSUT takes hot meals to her car to deliver them to people in Mitchellville. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. The library in Mitchellville has made arrangements with a neighboring community. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library parking lot.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: JOAN ALLSUT (left) and ELLEN HEATHER divide hot meals to be delivered to people in Mitchellville. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. The library in Mitchellville has made arrangements with a neighboring community. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library parking lot.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: A man and his son look for cereal in the pantry at the Heritage Word of Life Church. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. The library in Mitchellville has made arrangements with a neighboring community to serve hot meals. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library. Heritage Word of Life, a church across the street from Library, has a food pantry in their Fellowship Room where people can pick up fresh vegetables, staples, and hygiene needs.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: Donated tomatoes and chilies in the pantry at the Heritage Word of Life Church. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. The library in Mitchellville has made arrangements with a neighboring community to serve hot meals. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library. Heritage Word of Life, a church across the street from Library, has a food pantry in their Fellowship Room where people can pick up fresh vegetables, staples, and hygiene needs.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: Volunteers set up the food pantry at Heritage Word of Life Church. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. The library in Mitchellville has made arrangements with a neighboring community to serve hot meals. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library. Heritage Word of Life, a church across the street from Library, has a food pantry in their Fellowship Room where people can pick up fresh vegetables, staples, and hygiene needs.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: FILIPINA SILVER packages meals for distribution at the Mitchellville Library. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. The library in Mitchellville has made arrangements with a neighboring community to serve hot meals. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library. Heritage Word of Life, a church across the street from Library, has a food pantry in their Fellowship Room where people can pick up fresh vegetables, staples, and hygiene needs.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: A man and his son leave the pantry at the Heritage Word of Life Church. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library. Heritage Word of Life, a church across the street from Library, has a food pantry in their Fellowship Room where people can pick up fresh vegetables, staples, and hygiene needs.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: Peanut butter in the pantry at the Heritage Word of Life Church. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library. Heritage Word of Life, a church across the street from Library, has a food pantry in their Fellowship Room where people can pick up fresh vegetables, staples, and hygiene needs.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: A woman picks up a handful of tomatoes at the pantry in the Heritage Word of Life Church. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library. Heritage Word of Life, a church across the street from Library, has a food pantry in their Fellowship Room where people can pick up fresh vegetables, staples, and hygiene needs.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: People leave the pantry at the Heritage Word of Life Church. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library. Heritage Word of Life, a church across the street from Library, has a food pantry in their Fellowship Room where people can pick up fresh vegetables, staples, and hygiene needs.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: JOAN ALLSUT picks up food for a family she is helping in the pantry at the Heritage Word of Life Church. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library. Heritage Word of Life, a church across the street from Library, has a food pantry in their Fellowship Room where people can pick up fresh vegetables, staples, and hygiene needs.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: A man and his son leave the pantry at the Heritage Word of Life Church. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library. Heritage Word of Life, a church across the street from Library, has a food pantry in their Fellowship Room where people can pick up fresh vegetables, staples, and hygiene needs.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: A volunteer puts out fruit juice in the pantry at the Heritage Word of Life Church. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library. Heritage Word of Life, a church across the street from Library, has a food pantry in their Fellowship Room where people can pick up fresh vegetables, staples, and hygiene needs.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: A man and his son look for cereal in the pantry at the Heritage Word of Life Church. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. The library in Mitchellville has made arrangements with a neighboring community to serve hot meals. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library. Heritage Word of Life, a church across the street from Library, has a food pantry in their Fellowship Room where people can pick up fresh vegetables, staples, and hygiene needs.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: A woman picks up a box of cereal at the pantry in the Heritage Word of Life Church. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library. Heritage Word of Life, a church across the street from Library, has a food pantry in their Fellowship Room where people can pick up fresh vegetables, staples, and hygiene needs.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: A man looks into his shopping bag in the pantry at the Heritage Word of Life Church. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library. Heritage Word of Life, a church across the street from Library, has a food pantry in their Fellowship Room where people can pick up fresh vegetables, staples, and hygiene needs.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: A man and his son look for cereal in the pantry at the Heritage Word of Life Church. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. The library in Mitchellville has made arrangements with a neighboring community to serve hot meals. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library. Heritage Word of Life, a church across the street from Library, has a food pantry in their Fellowship Room where people can pick up fresh vegetables, staples, and hygiene needs.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: A woman picks up a handful of chilies at the pantry in the Heritage Word of Life Church. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library. Heritage Word of Life, a church across the street from Library, has a food pantry in their Fellowship Room where people can pick up fresh vegetables, staples, and hygiene needs.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: A Donald Trump flag in a window in Mitchellville, IA.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 OCTOBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: A combine works in a cornfield near Mitchellville, Iowa. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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