Rationing of provision due to high demand

There is also a food pantry located in a few of the local community centres. It stores dried and canned foods which people have donated, and people can swap to access other goods. When speaking to members of staff, they said this was where they also store emergency food parcels for people in extreme need. When asked why there was no knowledge of this food pantry locally, for example, no advertisement or information on social media, I was told that if too many people found out about it, they probably would not be able to keep up with the demand