Directors of three food banks connected to Catholic dioceses in the states of New York, Indiana and Louisiana recently shared with NCR about the challenges they are navigating in 2023.
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(THE CONVERSATION) Food banks, nonprofits that collect and distribute food to hunger relief organizations, have played an essential role in the distribution of emergency food relief throughout the United States for more than 50 years.
They have been more visible than ever before during the pandemic, with many organizing large drive-through pantries, where people line up in vehicles to receive boxes of food from mask-clad staff and volunteers.
This uptick in demand for their services is happening as an estimated 1 in 6 adults and 1 in 4 children are experiencing food insecurity during the pandemic – rates that are about 50% higher than before the coronavirus outbreak.