BIDEN’S AMERICA: Long Lines at Food Banks Return as Inflation Surges Nationwide
Americans are returning to food banks to cope with red-hot inflation this month as prices surge all over the United States for food, fuel, furniture, clothing, and other necessities.
Long lines are back at food banks around the U.S. as working Americans overwhelmed by inflation turn to handouts to help feed their families. https://t.co/Tvrgy4kCvO
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 14, 2022
From the Associated Press:
With gas prices soaring along with grocery costs, many people are seeking charitable food for the first time, and more are arriving on foot.
Inflation in the U.S. is at a 40-year high and gas prices have been surging since April 2020, with the average cost nationwide briefly hitting $5 a gallon in June. Rapidly rising rents and an end to federal COVID-19 relief have also taken a financial toll.
The food banks, which had started to see some relief as people returned to work after pandemic shutdowns, are struggling to meet the latest need even as federal programs provide less food to distribute, grocery store donations wane and cash gifts don’t go nearly as far.
