The Blue Fern Co.

Food Line Source Table 2026-08-30

Sources behind this briefing: 6 sources were used on the public page. The run reviewed 6 records and excluded 0 that were duplicate, stale, unrelated, or not strong enough for public use.

Exclusion breakdown: none.

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Title	Publisher	Location	Source link	Source family	How it was used	Issue	What happened	What the source says	Verification status	Who may be affected	Used on public page	source_freshness_status	source_freshness_date_basis	source_public_story_eligible
Broken pipe closed St. Columba pantry for restoration	St. Columba Ecumenical Ministries, Inc.	Norfolk and surrounding households; provider states no residency restriction	https://stcolumbaministries.com/food-pantry	Historical Recovery	Main story	Service Reduction	St. Columba Ecumenical Ministries said a broken pipe forced its Norfolk food pantry to close for restoration beginning July 27, interrupting a service that normally offered up to three days of groceries once every 30 days.	Effective July 27, 2026, our Food Pantry is closed for restoration due to a broken pipe	Source text reviewed	households seeking emergency pantry groceries, low-income residents, people experiencing homelessness or acute food need	Yes	approved_historical_retrospective	source_published_at	true
Washington City pantry closure displaced monthly food-box service	The Salt Lake Tribune	Washington City and surrounding Washington County communities; Washington City and surrounding southwestern Utah communities	https://www.sltrib.com/news/2026/08/01/high-rent-leads-closing-salvation	Historical Recovery	Earlier lead	Service Reduction	Rising rent forced the Salvation Army's Washington City center and four-day-a-week pantry to close; the fixed site had served about 500 low-income families each month, while staff shifted to deliveries.	The pantry provided food boxes filled with fresh vegetables, quality meats and other staples to 500 low-income families each month	Source text reviewed	approximately 500 low-income families previously receiving monthly food boxes, approximately 500 low-income families previously served each month, families using the center for food and other emergency assistance, households also relying on transportation or utility assistance formerly provided at the center, households relying on recurring pantry access, people needing fresh vegetables, meat and staple foods, southwestern Utah households relying on recurring food boxes	Yes	approved_historical_retrospective	source_published_at	true
Laredo WIC closed its La Ladrillera clinic	Laredo WIC	Laredo, particularly households that previously used the Pinder Avenue clinic	https://www.facebook.com/laredowic/posts/-important-wic-updateeffective-august-1-2026-our-ladrillera-wic-clinic-located-a/1549327733873236	Historical Recovery	Earlier lead	Service Reduction	Laredo WIC permanently closed its La Ladrillera clinic at 2100 Pinder on Aug. 1, reducing local access for participants who had used that site.	Effective August 1, 2026, our Ladrillera WIC Clinic located at 2100 Pinder will permanently close	Source text reviewed	WIC participants who previously used the La Ladrillera clinic, participants facing additional travel or transportation requirements after the clinic closure, pregnant and postpartum participants, infants, and young children requiring WIC services in the affected service area	Yes	approved_historical_retrospective	source_published_at	true
Unforgotten Haven paused new-client pantry intake	The Unforgotten Haven	Blackwood, Gloucester County	https://www.facebook.com/theunforgottenhaven/posts/important-updateplease-read-carefully-as-of-august-4-2026-we-are-temporarily-not/1475706591252107	Historical Recovery	Earlier lead	Service Reduction	The Unforgotten Haven stopped accepting new clients for monthly pantry shopping as of Aug. 4, while its established pantry service remained available to registered households.	As of August 4, 2026 we are TEMPORARILY NOT accepting NEW Clients for Our Monthly Shopping at Our Pantry!	Source text reviewed	new households seeking free grocery assistance, people attempting to register for monthly pantry shopping	Yes	approved_historical_retrospective	source_published_at	true
Wayne pantry shifted to gift cards after fire displacement	TAPinto Wayne	Wayne Township	https://www.tapinto.net/towns/wayne/articles/wayne-s-win-food-pantry-needs-help-during-community-center-closure	Historical Recovery	Earlier lead	Service Reduction	After a fire-related community-center closure displaced the Wayne Interfaith Network pantry, the program paused physical grocery distribution and mailed grocery gift cards for the month.	We've reverted back to what we did during COVID, and we're just mailing gift cards for the month	Source text reviewed	Wayne households relying on pantry groceries, donors unable to use the pantry's usual collection location, pantry clients receiving temporary gift-card assistance instead of normal food distributions	Yes	approved_historical_retrospective	source_published_at	true
Temple College pantry paused regular August shopping	Temple College	Temple College campus food-pantry program; Temple and Taylor locations are listed by the operator, but the closure notice does not separately specify location-by-location applicability	https://www.templecollege.edu/resources/circle-support/leopard-pantry.html	Historical Recovery	Earlier lead	Service Reduction	Temple College listed its Leopard Food Pantry as closed for regular shopping during Aug. 1–19, followed by new-shopper registration days before a scheduled Aug. 25 reopening.	The Leopard Pantry will be closed on the following dates: August 1-19	Source text reviewed	Temple College employees eligible to use the pantry, Temple College students experiencing food insecurity who normally use the Leopard Food Pantry	Yes	approved_historical_retrospective	source_published_at	true