Lansing Iowa Food Trust (LIFT) evacuated over the weekend, closed until further notice due to flood waters

Lansing Iowa Food Trust (LIFT), the food bank in Lansing, will be closed indefinitely because of the rising flood waters of the Mississippi River. As evident in the photos above and below, volunteers evacuated all items from the building this past weekend. LIFT personnel will not restock the food bank until after the flood danger has passed and the building has been cleaned of any flood residue that may be left behind.

Clients are encouraged to seek out other area food banks in order to serve any of their food needs in the near future, and they can search for nearby food banks on https://www.neifb.org or https://www.foodpantries.org. Clients may also want to check with  the Allamakee County Food Shelf located at 1125 West Main Street, Lot #39 in Waukon. The Allamakee County Food Shelf can be reached by telephone at 563-568-3994. Submitted photos.