Episode 221
As lockdowns wear on, a food bank grows its services to meet still-high need
The San Francisco-Marin Food Bank has roughly doubled the number of people it serves since before the pandemic. For many, says Tina Gonzalez, director of community partnerships for the food bank, what they receive isn’t just supplemental to what they can afford on their own — they depend on it. The high need is likely to persist into the new year, and Gonzalez says the food bank will likely remain in high gear even after case rates have lowered and lockdown restrictions lifted.
Civic · Laura Wenus, Mel Baker
December 4, 202029m 30s
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Show Notes
The San Francisco-Marin Food Bank has roughly doubled the number of people it serves since before the pandemic. For many, says Tina Gonzalez, director of community partnerships for the food bank, what they receive isn’t just supplemental to what they can afford on their own — they depend on it. The high need is likely to persist into the new year, and Gonzalez says the food bank will likely remain in high gear even after case rates have lowered and lockdown restrictions lifted.
Topics
food insecurityhungersf-marin food bankcoronaviruspandemicmealsfood