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More Americans Are Turning to Food Banks for Help, Inflation Is Making It More Expensive to Feed Them

More Americans Are Turning to Food Banks for Help, Inflation Is Making It More Expensive to Feed Them

Update: 2022-08-09
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We are seeing an increase in food insecurity around the country and this time around it is not due to a wave of people losing jobs, rather high inflation has been hitting Americans hard, leading many to seek out help from food banks.  Lora Kelley, business reporter at the NY Times, joins us for how the food banks themselves are struggling to meet demand as they see decreasing donations and increased costs due to paying more for transportation and acquiring food.

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More Americans Are Turning to Food Banks for Help, Inflation Is Making It More Expensive to Feed Them

More Americans Are Turning to Food Banks for Help, Inflation Is Making It More Expensive to Feed Them

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