Food pantries in West Texas are experiencing a surge in demand due to high grocery costs. Organizations in the area are reporting record distributions of food boxes. The Permian Basin Mission Center is one such organization, having already distributed 4,450 food boxes by the midpoint of this year.

This exceeds half of the total distributed in the previous year, when 7,652 boxes were given out. The center's executive director attributes the issue to the high cost of groceries. Working families are among those seeking assistance, indicating that the problem affects a broad range of people.

Further details on the situation and the impact on local families are available from the source.