The summertime is the busiest time of year for local food pantries. Helping Hands Ministry of Belton says they see more than 150 families a day. Coordinators say 75 new families came in for food last month, and those numbers continue to grow.
The number of people visiting food pantries had increased at the start of the pandemic, and inflation has caused those numbers to once again skyrocket.
According to a new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, food insecurity at the national level remained unchanged between 2019 and 2020. In Central Texas, though, it's a different story. One in eight Texan households had trouble putting food on the table in 2020.
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