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US food banks see overwhelming community support amid COVID-19 pandemic Source: Xinhua Published: 2020/12/15 14:31:24 People line up outside a food pantry in Brooklyn, New York, United States, Nov. 12, 2020. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)   Kara Ross, president and CEO of Food Bank of Eastern Michigan, said the COVID-19 pandemic has hit the local economy hard. "Lots of people here have service industry jobs like restaurants or hotels or tourism. Even if they're employed, their hours have been cut," Ross told Xinhua. With a surge of people struggling to make ends meet, the area's food in...

2020-12-14 18:06:00 GMT2020-12-15 02:06:00(Beijing Time) Xinhua English by Matthew Rusling WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- Kara Ross, president and CEO of Food Bank of Eastern Michigan, said the COVID-19 pandemic has hit the local economy hard. "Lots of people here have service industry jobs like restaurants or hotels or tourism. Even if they're employed, their hours have been cut," Ross told Xinhua. With a surge of people struggling to make ends meet, the area's food insecurity rate has skyrocketed to 40 percent, from a pre-pandemic 14 percent, Ross said. The situation mirrors that of...

by Matthew Rusling WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- Kara Ross, president and CEO of Food Bank of Eastern Michigan, said the COVID-19 pandemic has hit the local economy hard. "Lots of people here have service industry jobs like restaurants or hotels or tourism. Even if they're employed, their hours have been cut," Ross told Xinhua. With a surge of people struggling to make ends meet, the area's food insecurity rate has skyrocketed to 40 percent, from a pre-pandemic 14 percent, Ross said. The situation mirrors that of communities nationwide, as government-imposed lockdowns and dra...