Ohio
Monday, November 16, 2009
Report says 17 million children in US live in homes where food sometimes runs short
Area food banks say demand has risen over the last 2 years, including people who have never been there before
WKSU's M.L. Schultze reports
Both the Cleveland and Akron-Canton Food Banks say their member agencies have seen a big increase in demand over the last two years. That’s largely due to visits from people who have lost their jobs and never been to a food program before. Pozna says many are also juggling finances to pay off health-care bills.
The Cleveland Food Bank distributed a record 27-point-3 million pounds of food during the fiscal year ending in September, and Pozna says the food bank sees no signs of demand tailing off.