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Food insecurity is an ongoing problem in the Pittsburgh region, made much worse by the covid-19 pandemic. Area food banks have responded by redoubling their efforts while facing new challenges.
With pandemic restrictions putting many American breadwinners out of work or reducing their hours, food banks this year have been serving large numbers of first-time recipients.
Food bank network Feeding America says 2020 may end with hunger having affected 50 million people across the nation, including more than 17 million children, because of the pandemic. In an October survey by Danone North America’s Two Good Yogurt and OnePoll, 40% of those responding indicated covid-19 had contributed to their first experience with food insecurity.
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December 17, 2020
An unmarked white van pulls into a parking lot in Homewood, and it doesn’t take long for a short line of men in their 30s and 40s to form. With masks on their faces and an assortment of beanies and sports caps on their heads, they make playful jabs at each until it’s their turn to go up to the window and order. They’re regulars, and they know the drill.
TribLIVE s Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox.
Food insecurity is an ongoing problem in the Pittsburgh region, made much worse by the covid-19 pandemic. Area food banks have responded by redoubling their efforts while facing new challenges.
With pandemic restrictions putting many American breadwinners out of work or reducing their hours, food banks this year have been serving large numbers of first-time recipients.
Food bank network Feeding America says 2020 may end with hunger having affected 50 million people across the nation, including more than 17 million children, because of the pandemic. In an October survey by Danone North America’s Two Good Yogurt and OnePoll, 40% of those responding indicated covid-19 had contributed to their first experience with food insecurity.
NOVA Chemicals Provides Food Security to Those in Need
December 16, 2020 10:00 ET | Source: NOVA Chemicals Corporation NOVA Chemicals Corporation CORAOPOLIS, Pennsylvania, UNITED STATES
Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Dec. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) NOVA Chemicals Corporation, 1000 Seventh Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 5L5
www.novachemicals.com | 403.750.3600 tel | 403.269.7410 fax
NOVA Chemicals Corporation (“NOVA Chemicals”) today announced a $125,000 USD donation to food banks in the Company’s primary manufacturing, commercial, and operating locations to help provide food security this holiday season to those in need. The latest effort in NOVA Chemicals’ community response to COVID-19, this financial contribution is in response to children, families, and seniors facing hunger amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
NOVA Chemicals Corporation: NOVA Chemicals Provides Food Security to Those in Need
www.novachemicals.com | 403.750.3600 tel | 403.269.7410 fax
NOVA Chemicals Corporation ( NOVA Chemicals ) today announced a $125,000 USD donation to food banks in the Company s primary manufacturing, commercial, and operating locations to help provide food security this holiday season to those in need. The latest effort in NOVA Chemicals community response to COVID-19, this financial contribution is in response to children, families, and seniors facing hunger amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. We at NOVA Chemicals are acutely aware of the many challenges 2020 has brought to our friends and neighbors, with food security being a particularly troublesome situation for so many. With that in mind, we are partnering with food banks in the communities where we live and work to help those that need it the most, stated Luis Sierra, President and CEO, NOVA Chemicals.