In the past year, The Food Bank’s network of faith-based and community charities served an average of 70,000 individuals every month; that’s 20,000 more than during the height of the COVID crisis. Why do we continue to see more working families in need of assistance when things seem to be back to normal?
Ozarks Food Harvest is experiencing a higher demand for food assistance than during the height of the pandemic. In the past six months, we’ve served an average 60,000 individuals each month; 10,000 more than during the same period in 2020 and 2021. As many working families struggle to get back on their feet, they’ve encountered a perfect storm of increased childcare costs, high housing prices and rising food expenses.