Frustrated volunteers repair micropantries damaged by vandals

Several recent acts of vandalism involving micropantries at Lanphier High School and Harvard Park Baptist Church have left members of the group Springfield Families Helping Families frustrated but undeterred.There are 26 such micropantries extending from Petersburg to Virden and scattered around Springfield, stocked with everything from box dinners to fresh produce to canned vegetables to toiletries. Most cropped up as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and have typically operated […]