Echo Essentials Podcast
Checking in with The Gathering Place: The Devastating Impact of Food Insecurity in 2025
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In this week's episode of Echo Essentials, we go behind the scenes at The Gathering Place—North Bay’s frontline solution to food insecurity. Chris Piekarski visits The Gathering Place to sit down with Board Chair Peter Gregory and Operations Manager Alicia Smith to unpack the truth about who really uses the service, how they've slashed costs by 31%, and why sustainable monthly donations are now…