Four-year-old Alex Sherry reaches for oranges at the Panther Valley Food Pantry Wednesday afternoon. The food pantry at the Panther Valley Elementary School helps 375 families in Carbon County each month, and organizers expect that number to increase in coming months. KELLY MONITZ SOCHA/TIMES NEWS

A long line formed outside the Panther Valley Elementary School Wednesday afternoon for this month's Panther Valley Food Pantry distribution. The pantry reaches 375 families each month and organizers believe that number will increase in the coming months. KELLY MONITZ SOCHA/TIMES NEWS

A line stretched both inside and outside of the Panther Valley Food Pantry Wednesday afternoon. The pantry, which reaches some 375 families each month, is held at the Panther Valley Elementary School in Nesquehoning. KELLY MONITZ SOCHA/TIMES NEWS

Desiree Bullard watches as 4-year-old Alex Sherry adds some oranges for their family's bags during a food distribution at the Panther Valley Elementary School in Nesquehoning Wednesday afternoon. The Panther Valley Food Pantry reaches 375 families each month. KELLY MONITZ SOCHA/TIMES NEWS