A can of corn can make a huge difference for a family in need. Pam Potter knows that.

She one of about three dozen volunteers at a food pantry in Brewerton, which serves about 100 families a month.

Pam's a retired third-grade teacher, and says that's one of the reasons she's here now.

"While I was teaching, there were behavioral issues in my classroom, and it took me while to figure out the kids were just hungry," said Pam. 

The coronavirus is causing an even-greater need, but things in the pantry look a lot different now.

Clients used to come inside to take whatever they wanted off the shelves. Now, orders are taken over the phone with a parking lot pickup time set.

"We are safe and we are sanitizing, we have our PPEs. Also very beneficial for the clients. They do not have to come in, they don't have to be near other people.  And they get the food of their choice through our preference sheets," said Pam. 

Pam and the other volunteers says the drive-through pantry is working so well, that may be the way they do it, even long after COVID-19 is gone.