The growing coronavirus pandemic has resulted in a significant rise in demand from the charitable food system in America, as the nations faces rising unemployment, school closures and rising poverty due to quarantine and stay-at-home orders -- but Feeding American is trying to make sure that nobody goes hungry during the crisis.
“The people who are showing up, so many of them, are people who have never needed us before. There are roughly 40 million people who rely on us for help every year, in one way or another, and we’re seeing those numbers grow, in some places more than 50 percent,” Babineaux-Fontenot said. “People who never dreamt they would need the charitable food system to feed themselves and their family are showing up.
Food Bank for the Heartland volunteers and staff distribute food at an emergency drive-up mobile pantry in Omaha during the COVID-19 pandemic. Feeding America is a network of 200 food banks, which are spread out across the United States. They acquire food through purchasing it directly; accepting donations and federal government programs and then distribute it through a vast network of pantries, churches, food kitchens and other members of America’s charitable food system.
Food Bank of the Southern Tier volunteers load up cars at a 'no-contact' food distribution during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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