More and more Alaskans need help with food as prices spike at the gas pump and on grocery shelves, while pandemic relief dollars dry up, local providers say. (via adndotcom)
Food aid groups in Alaska say need is approaching early pandemic levels as relief money ends and prices riseVolunteers Jill Smythe, left, and Lois Grey sort food for the agency shopping area on May 18 at the Food Bank of Alaska in Anchorage. The agency shopping area is where partner agencies can get food to distribute through their own programs.
The Food Bank of Alaska operates a series of mobile food pantries, and the number of households served at each has been trending upward lately, Durr said. People are telling her that while they’ve never used food banks in the past, prices are so high they can’t afford to feed their families. People receiving food tell those working at Lutheran Social Services that their dollars just aren’t going far enough at the store right now, said Alan Budahl, executive director there.
Often when people’s budgets are strapped, food is something they can get ahold of, and the last thing they give up when getting back on their feet.
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