Food banks, food pantries, and soup kitchens -- crucial support for the most vulnerable Americans -- are facing extreme shortages right now. What you should know:
March 23, 2020 -- As people in COVID-19 hot spots prepare for self-quarantine, they stock up on shelf-stable foods and other goods. Photos of empty supermarket shelves are commonplace. But even as those who can afford it go shopping, food banks, food pantries, and soup kitchens -- crucial support for the most vulnerable Americans -- face extreme shortages.
And at the same time as donations are dwindling, so are volunteers. Some cancel shifts in order to practice social distancing, while others worry they may have thethemselves. Corporate volunteer programs have been canceled to ease COVID-19 concerns. Without workers to help donations reach those who need them, the supply chain breaks down.
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