Food banks see 'perfect storm' of high demand, inflation heading into Thanksgiving holiday
Yet there are also signs that many individuals and families are still struggling. Almost 20 million adults — 9% of all U.S. adults — said that their households either sometimes or often did not have enough to eat in the past seven days, according toFamilies with children are faring worse, with 12% reporting they were not eating enough because they could not afford to pay for food.in October from a year ago, according to the latest data.
In 2020, the organization's food distribution jumped 145%, he said. Yet, as of this month, it is still up more than 100% over pre-pandemic volumes. "We're still experiencing pretty significant demand for food and doing what we can to get food out there to people," Flood said.But two big trends for 2021 — inflation and supply chain shortages — have created widespread challenges.
Sourcing food, which largely comes from donations, has been more challenging for Second Harvest Heartland's teams. Recently, they've received almost no meat, one of their most requested items.
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