North Texas Food Bank, local pantries prepare to lose millions of pounds of food in 2021
Deep losses from three government programs will result in a deficit of 22 million pounds of food, according to the North Texas Food Bank.
Donated canned goods at North Texas Food Bank on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020 in Plano, Texas.(Vernon Bryant / Staff Photographer)
The North Texas Food Bank and its more than 200 partners are expecting to lose about 22 million pounds of food next year as they struggle to meet unprecedented needs without resources from three key government programs.
Concerns about the reductions come as coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are reaching their highest levels ever and other relief programs are running out, including a national eviction moratorium that is expiring at the end of the year.