THREAD: The coronavirus pandemic has pushed millions of Americans to the brink. Worried about empty refrigerators and barren cupboards, they’re turning to food banks, some for the first time.
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The first place many hungry Americans find help is a neighborhood food pantry, most connected to vast networks of nonprofits.
An AP analysis found a sharp rise in the amount of food distributed to Americans who can’t afford it, compared with last year.
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An AP analysis found a sharp rise in the amount of food distributed to Americans who can’t afford it, compared with last year.
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Feeding America has never handed out so much food so fast — 4.2 billion meals from March through October.
The organization has seen a 60 percent average increase in food bank users during the pandemic: about 4 in 10 are first-timers.
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The organization has seen a 60 percent average increase in food bank users during the pandemic: about 4 in 10 are first-timers.
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@AP “Everybody’s just worried about their next meal.”
Norman Butler arrived at a New Orleans food line at 3 a.m. He lost work as a driver as tourism in the city plummeted, and is turning to food handouts to get by.
Norman Butler arrived at a New Orleans food line at 3 a.m. He lost work as a driver as tourism in the city plummeted, and is turning to food handouts to get by.
For communities of color, the pandemic has been a compound disaster with Blacks and Latinos reeling from disproportionately high rates of deaths, infections — and joblessness.
@AP Abigail Leocadio, a 34-year-old Mexican immigrant living in Phoenix with her family, makes $11 an hour as a phlebotomist.
When her father and boyfriend lost their jobs, it wasn’t nearly enough to feed the family, including four children.
When her father and boyfriend lost their jobs, it wasn’t nearly enough to feed the family, including four children.
After food bank visits and even a donated turkey, Aaron Crawford is relieved to see a full refrigerator.
“It just kind of puts you at ease," he says. "There’s a sense of peace.”
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“It just kind of puts you at ease," he says. "There’s a sense of peace.”
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