One year later: A look at the impact of COVID-19 on Triad hunger The uncertainty is what keeps me up at night right now. Share Updated: 6:30 PM EST Mar 9, 2021 The uncertainty is what keeps me up at night right now. Share Updated: 6:30 PM EST Mar 9, 2021
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Show Transcript KENNY: AS WE START TO SEE OUR COVID NUMBERS GO DOWN AND OUR VACCINATION NUMBERS GO UP ONE THING THAT ISN’T IMPROVING IS HUNGER. IN FACT EXPERTS BELIEVE THERE’S A GOOD CHANCE THINGS COULD GET WORSE IN THE MONTHS AHEAD. ON THIS GIVING TUESDAY I SPOKE WITH SECOND HARVEST CEO ERIC AFT ABOUT WHAT THE LAST YEAR HAS BEEN LIKE AND WHAT HE’S PREDICTING FOR THE FUTUR NONE OF US THOUGHT WE WOULD BE HERE A YEAR LATER. KENNY: MORE THAN 12 MONTHS AFTER NORTH CAROLINA’S FIRST CONFIRMED CASE OF COVID-19 AND AFTER MORE THAN 11,000 DEATHS IN OUR STATE ALONE MANY OF OUR KEY HEALTH METRICS ARE IMPROVING. ONE THING THAT ISN’T IS FOOD INSECURITY. THE UNCERTAINTY IS WHA