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Millions of Americans Visit Food Banks for First Time
December 13, 2020
Sornic, left, and Gabriel hold gift cards received by their parents, Aaron and Sheyla Crawford, outside their Apple Valley, Minn., home on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
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The deadly COVID-19 virus struck the central United States just as Aaron Crawford’s family was in crisis. The Minnesota man was unemployed and looking for work. His wife needed a medical operation but her job kept cutting her hours because of the coronavirus crisis.
The Crawfords had no money. Their debt and unease were quickly growing. They worried about feeding themselves and their two sons, ages 5 and 10. ....

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