Alyssa Brasuell (from left) works Thursday alongside Melissa Hoeldtke and Brynne Larson to assemble meals while volunteering in the cafe inside the Samaritan Community Center in Rogers. The center has experienced an increase in the need for food assistance within the population it serves. Visit nwaonline.com/photo for todays photo gallery.
(NWA Democrat-Gazette/Andy Shupe)
Samaritan Community Center of Rogers saw a 30% increase in the number of new families coming through its doors compared to this time last year, the nonprofit's figures show.
