Des Moines pantries still at odds with Food Bank of Iowa

Catch up quick: The Food Bank of Iowa standardized operating agreements with charities late last year to ensure people are offered at least a three-day supply of food a month.

• DMARC was already offering that requisite, but the new agreements would also allow people to visit each of its 15 metro sites once a month.
• That sets up a financially unsustainable situation where a family could potentially collect up to 45 days of food each month, DMARC officials previously told Axios.

State of play: Despite a February press conference where group leaders announced a reconciliation, only seven pantries in DMARC's network had signed the new contracts as of last week, according to the food bank.

What they're saying: Officials from both groups declined to comment about why most have not rejoined.

• Organizers of at least five of its pantries continue to work through a possible partnership agreement, the DMARC spokesperson said.