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This week the mid-south was hit hard by the winter storm and its having an impact in a way you may not think of.

One in five children in the Memphis area is “food insecure.”

And that means while schools were out this week a lot of them weren’t getting the nutrition they needed.

Donations are down at food pantries also.

Estella Mayhue-Greer with the Mid-South Food Bank is here.