Moises Sandoval
By Moises Sandoval
• Catholic News Service • Posted February 16, 2021
Hunger grows apace with the COVID-19 pandemic that by the time this column appears may have taken the lives of nearly 500,000 Americans, the highest toll of any nation in the world. Millions of Americans and up to billions worldwide are already, or will become, victims of what the experts declare, euphemistically, as “food insecurity.”
Last spring, early in the pandemic, my grandson Keith, who along with his girlfriend worked in the restaurant industry and lost their jobs, sent me a personal message on Facebook, saying, “I am hungry, Grandpa.”
The stimulus check they had received barely covered the rent on their apartment. I sent a check for $300 so they could buy food until their unemployment checks arrived. An experienced painter, he has since found enough customers to survive.