The need is heightened this week as people get Thanksgiving turkeys and ham along with regular supplies.
Nourishing Hope runs the food pantry inside El Casa Norte. At all of their food distribution sites, visits are up 42 percent compared to last year."The need is skyrocketing again, at the height of the pandemic, as you know, we saw a huge increase, and now we're seeing clients at higher numbers than our peak pandemic time," said Kellie O'Connell, CEO Nourishing Hope.
Around Chicago, more families with children are needing help. The city's food equity policy lead says this disproportionately affects communities of color."Yeah, inflation. We probably have all noticed this when we've gone to the grocery store, and unfortunately for some families who are already on tight budgets that's making a stronger impact.
That inflation doesn’t just hurt all of us buying groceries. The groups stocking these shelves at food banks are paying a lot more too. "At Nourishing Hope, we need more money to buy more turkeys, buy more food. Our turkey cost is more than double than it was last year," said O'Connell."Absolutely, we rely on volunteers and donors to keep our doors open at a time when families need us the most," said Jose Munoz, Executive Director La Casa Norte.that I have read and agree
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