We remain unprepared for the scale of the economic devastation hitting our country. In VT today, they're closing an entire highway in anticipation of the line of cars/families needing help with food. At another recent VT meal distribution, the line was 1900 cars, five miles long.
This massive need is one of the smallest states in the country. So what's happening in larger communities? San Antonio saw a line of 10,000 cars: n.pr/3guLInJ
A food pantry in Omaha has gone from serving 100 to serving 900: nytimes.com/2020/04/08/bus…
More than 2,000 people lined up for a Dallas food pantry: wfaa.com/article/news/t…
In one of the wealthiest parts of the country, in a DC suburb, a food pantry ran out of its entire 500 boxes of food in 45 minutes—the need was so much greater: nbcwashington.com/news/hundreds-…
An LA food pantry saw a line of 6,000 cars in a single event: laist.com/2020/04/18/soc…
A Pittsburgh area food pantry faced a line of 860 cars:
