Food banks in key swing states such as Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin are reporting an “increase in demand” from people waiting in lines for food.
Several officials from food banks and organizations that work to bring an end to hunger explained to NBC News that they have seen an increase in the number of people who are in need of food. Officials at the food banks noted that the need has become “significantly higher” than it was during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Joe Arthur, the Executive Director of the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, explained to the outlet that his organization has “seen a more than” 50 percent “increase in demand since 2021.
“It’s a hunger crisis,” Arthur explained to the outlet. “The need that we’re seeing in our localities is actually as high as it was at the peak of the pandemic, yet there are less resources for those families…
