Listen to the story. The demand for food assistance at SOS has increased by about 30% since March. Barbara Cecil is the development director for the organization and says, as more and more people start losing their jobs or are impacted because of COVID-19, the demand has continued to increase. Before the pandemic, SOS received about 180 requests for food assistance per week. That number jumped to 211 a couple of weeks ago. Barbara Cecil: We see parents who have school-aged children who are learning virtually at home, and they can’t work because they have to be home to support their ...