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The Rhode Island Community Food Bank saw an increase in donations over the past months. (Shutterstock)
PROVIDENCE, RI More and more Americans, including residents in Rhode Island are going hungry as the coronavirus pandemic reaches its 13-month mark. Food banks across the country have distributed more food every quarter since the pandemic began, according to data compiled by the Associated Press.
At the Rhode Island Community Food Bank, the data shows a pre-pandemic average of 3.1 million pounds distributed every quarter, with 3.8 million pounds as the post-pandemic average. More than 4 million pounds were distributed in the second quarter of 2020, when the pandemic s impact was first recorded, compared with 4.1 million pounds in the fourth quarter of the year.
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Connecticut Food Bank, in Wallingford, and Foodshare, in Bloomfield, are the state s two regional food banks. Both are members of the national Feeding America network. (Shutterstock)
CONNECTICUT More and more Americans, including Connecticut, are going hungry as the coronavirus pandemic reaches its 13-month mark. Food banks across the country have distributed more food every quarter since the pandemic began, according to data compiled by the Associated Press.
Connecticut Food Bank, in Wallingford, and Foodshare, in Bloomfield, are the state s two regional food banks. Both are members of the national Feeding America network. The non-profits joined forces in January, and distribute food through a network of more than 700 community-based hunger-relief programs, including food pantries, community kitchens, and emergency shelters.
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