Trish
11-24-2020, 08:58 AM
As the pandemic continues, we are committed to ensuring everyone has the food they need during this difficult time. Feeding America is the largest charitable food assistance network (https://www.feedingamerica.org/our-work/food-bank-network) working with 200 food banks and 60,000 food partners across the United States. Food bankers, volunteers, and food pantries are on the front lines to bring food where it is needed most. Since the start of the pandemic, our network has distributed an estimated 4.2 billion meals to our neighbors.
The majority of network food banks report seeing a record increase in the number of people needing help, with an average increase of 60% across the country. Between March and June, roughly 4 in 10 people visiting food banks had not received food assistance before the pandemic. In fact, as we plan ahead, we expect there to be a supply gap of 8 billion meals (https://www.feedingamerica.org/sites/default/files/2020-09/FA_Supply_Demand_One-pager_FINAL.pdf) needed to feed our neighbors.
https://www.feedingamerica.org/take-action/coronavirus
The majority of network food banks report seeing a record increase in the number of people needing help, with an average increase of 60% across the country. Between March and June, roughly 4 in 10 people visiting food banks had not received food assistance before the pandemic. In fact, as we plan ahead, we expect there to be a supply gap of 8 billion meals (https://www.feedingamerica.org/sites/default/files/2020-09/FA_Supply_Demand_One-pager_FINAL.pdf) needed to feed our neighbors.
https://www.feedingamerica.org/take-action/coronavirus