1. Impacts of COVID-19 on Food Banks.
- Author
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Byrne, Anne T. and Just, David R.
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FOOD banks , *FOOD relief , *NATIONAL school lunch program , *FOOD prices - Abstract
The article discusses the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on food banks activity in the U.S. Topics include role of programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), as well as private assistance programs in decreasing food insecurity; food banks and their agency partners dependency on volunteers and how they face challenges to hire volunteers during the pandemic; and changes in food bank operations using a client choice model which has been widely accepted for several reasons.
- Published
- 2022