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HOPE gathers food, gifts for holidays

KATHRYN TORRES AND Joey Siesholtz were among those staffing the Helping Overcome Poverty’s Effects food shelf in Middlebury last week. It’s a busy time of year for the poverty-fighting nonprofit, which is making sure area low-income households have food and gifts during the holidays. Independent photo/John Flowers

The headquarters of Helping Overcome Poverty’s Effects (HOPE) at 282 Boardman St. in Middlebury will be extra busy through the end of this year, as the agency makes sure a record number of local families in need are fed and have gifts to open during the holidays.

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