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Central Virginia food bank provides hunger relief during pandemic


Central Virginia food bank provides hunger relief during pandemic
(FILE) (Source: WVIR)
By David Tran | December 15, 2020 at 1:14 PM EST - Updated December 15 at 1:14 PM
RICHMOND, Va. – When COVID-19 was declared a national emergency at the beginning of March, Feed More, a hunger-relief organization serving central Virginians, was serving roughly 161,000 food-insecure individuals.
Fast forward to early June, Feed More was assisting more than 241,000 food-insecure individuals, according to Doug Pick, CEO and president of Feed More.
“It (the pandemic) increased the number of folks that weren’t sure where their next meal was coming from by about 50%,” Pick said.
That 50% increase, he said, was largely from those who were newly unemployed as a result of the pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated food insecurity throughout Virginia and across the country. With 2020 coming to a close, food insecurity is lingering in many Virginia households ....

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