Reported by: Deb Silverman
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Local families are still feeling the effects of the windstorm that ripped through the Tri-State last month.
Three weeks after hurricane winds knocked out power to homes, working families are trying to catch up on the lost wages and additional expenses that resulted from the storm.
At Reach Out Lakota, a food pantry that supplies food and clothes to families in need living in West Chester and Liberty Township, the shelves are almost empty because so many families needed help refilling their refrigerators after their food spoiled because of the power outage.
Reach out Lakota services working families who don't have enough income to make ends meet but make just over the amount that would qualify them for food stamps.
Young Parents who recently stopped in the Pantry for help tell 9News they were already struggling financially and now they are playing "catch up." They lost wages last month because the places they work were shut down without power for three, four days.
Those few days make a big impact on the budget when it's tight to begin with they explained. However, their bills still need to be paid.
