Coronavirus strains Tri-Cities food banks as surge in need expected in coming weeks
Mid-Columbia agencies that feed the hungry are bracing for a surge in demand for food as people lose jobs or are furloughed during the new coronavirus pandemic.
“We at the food banks have been told that over the next two to three weeks we will have a huge influx of huge amounts of people needing food,” said V. J. Meadows, executive director of Tri-Cities Food Bank. “And food supplies are running low.”
The COVID-19 pandemic has shuttered restaurants, schools and other businesses considered nonessential in Washington state and others companies have seen demand for their services drop during Gov. Jay Inslee’s stay-home order set to end May 4.
Unemployment has reached 15 percent, according to the Washington Employment Security Department. And its likely to increase.
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