“Worse Than Couple Years Ago:” Food Bank Demand Spikes As Inflation Wrecks Households
While inflation has begun to cool, food prices remain high, making it difficult for many families to afford even basic groceries. Food banks across the country are feeling the impact of high prices, with long lines and new faces as more families struggle to make ends meet. pic.twitter.com/HdFNFK1y9e
— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) August 29, 2022
- “Worse Than Couple Years Ago:” Food Bank Demand Spikes As Inflation Wrecks Households
by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/
The last time we showed readers the North Texas Food Bank (NTFB) was nearly two years ago, during the early days of the virus pandemic, when thousands of hungry and unemployed lined up in their vehicles to receive care packages. Now demand for food banks is surging, but for different reasons, as household finances are crushed by inflation and can barely afford essential items at supermarkets.
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Trisha Cunningham, CEO of NTFB, told CBS News that demand for her food bank “is worse than a couple of years ago — we are serving now at higher levels than we even did at the peak of the pandemic.”
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