Pandemic intensifies local hunger crisis

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New report from SF-Marin Food bank shows demand for food has nearly doubled

CARLY GRAF Sep. 11, 2020 1:30 a.m. NEWS THE CITY

The coronavirus pandemic has put more people at risk of hunger across the two counties, according to a new report from the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank suggests

“The economic impacts of COVID-19 have forced many of our neighbors to step into our pantries for the first time,” the report said, citing a “surge in demand” in April as many saw their jobs eliminated or hours reduced.

Before the pandemic, one in five people faced the possibility of hunger in San Francisco and Marin, according to the report. The Food Bank served an average of 32,000 households every week for a total of 855,000 meals.

Today, it’s serving 60,000 households every week, or about 1.3 million meals.

https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/pandemic-intensifies-local-hunger-crisis/

Just imagine that this is happening nationwide, and #Moscow Mitch and his gang of enablers are making over $18750 per month (#Moscow Mitch, John Thune, John Cornyn and Barrasso) and the other assholes like Collins, Gardner, Tillis, Graham , Cruz, Cotton Ersnt, and others are making over $14,500 per month all on the tax payers dime..................

November 3, 2020 cannot get here fast enough...................

[fleur-de-lisa]

1. Sickening that this is happening in the US.

Please everyone, donate to local food banks if you can.

[crickets]

2. There is no excuse for this. Mitch and the Repubs are evil for blocking relief.

Echoing fleur-de-lisa's suggestion to give to local foodbanks if you can.