Ms. Babineauxfontenot, thank for you being with us this morning. Tell us what the last month has been like for your organization. Guest i think the only word i can use to express it properly is unprecedented. Weve seen significant spikes in demand. Weve seen reductions in supply, and right when people need it the most. Host typically what does your organization do . How broad to you reach and what types of places do you provide food . Guest our network is a network of 200 food banks around the United States and in normal times, over 60,000 pantries, kitchens, meal programs, two million volunteers. So we often have said that we are serving every community where there is Food Insecurity and that means every single county and parish in the u. S. In normal times we serve every parish and county in the whole United States. Host over the last month or so during the pandemic, whats been harder or tougher to get, the need of people who need food or the ability of your organization and similar
Weve seen significant spikes in demand. Weve seen reductions in supply, and right when people need it the most. Host typically what does your organization do . How broad to you reach and what types of places do you provide food . Guest our network is a network of 200 food banks around the United States and in normal times, over 60,000 pantries, kitchens, meal programs, two million volunteers. So we often have said that we are serving every community where there is Food Insecurity and that means every single county and parish in the u. S. In normal times we serve every parish and county in the whole United States. Host over the last month or so during the pandemic, whats been harder or tougher to get, the need of people who need food or the ability of your organization and similar organizations to get that food . Guest those are equally difficult challenges. Im sure your audience has seen how these retail outlets we have historically relied upon for donated food, they have empty shelves
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