Cliff Bryan of Benjamin F. Edwards & Co. donates two pigs to Hilltop Neighborhood House Food Pantry

Donating two pigs to Hilltop Neighborhood House Food Pantry Monday afternoon marked the first time Benjamin F. Edwards & Co. has worked with the food pantry to provide for those in need. Food insecurity has risen since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, making this service more crucial than ever.

“We have been able to feed at least 178 people every week,” said Lisa Pavlopoulos, Director of Community Resources and Finance at Hilltop Neighborhood House. “When COVID-19 first hit, we were up 300 percent. We were all shocked there were that many people.”

With the rise in food insecurity, Cliff Bryan, Managing Director of Investments at Benjamin F. Edwards & Co., and his wife Laura decided they wanted to do something about it. Bryan was not sure what the food pantry was looking for, but Pavlopoulos said that the two pigs he brought were a wonderful addition to their food supplies.