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Feeding South Dakota Making Adjustments

Feeding South Dakota

Feeding South Dakota is continuing to fight the hunger needs in the Mt. Rushmore State, despite eleven reported cases to this point of the COVID-19 virus. Organization CEO Matt Gassen said Feeding South Dakota will continue to deliver food to those in need, however, they’re changing the way in which people receive the food.

"We’re going to do be doing a little bit more of drive by or drive thru distribution where we then limit the social interaction between multiple people so that it’s just a box being either handed to an individual or put in an individual’s car, or only an individual comes by to pick a box off a pallet to take home with them, so we can maintain those distances," said Gassen.

Gassen said internally they’re faced with a challenge of having a high number of volunteers. Typically, that’s a good thing – but with group sizes being recommended to NOT eclipse even ten people, Feeding South Dakota is trying to revamp how they box up the food. Gassen said this may mean having two serving lines, instead of one, on two different ends of the warehouse, as to ensure there’s substantial distance between the small working groups.

Nate Wek is currently the sports content producer and sports and rec beat reporter for South Dakota Public Broadcasting. He is a graduate of South Dakota State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism Broadcasting and a minor in Leadership. From 2010-2013 Nate was the Director of Gameday Media for the Sioux Falls Storm (Indoor Football League) football team. He also spent 2012 and 2013 as the News and Sports Director of KSDJ Radio in Brookings, SD. Nate, his wife Sarah, and three sons, Braxan, Jordy, and Anders live in Canton, SD.