The annual holiday surge in demand feels heightened this year as inflation and rising living costs continue to exacerbate food insecurity challenges.
CLEVELAND, Ohio – With the holiday season upon us, food banks across Northeast Ohio are working hard to meet their annual surge in demand.
This includes six semi-truckloads worth of turkeys going to partner agencies, which distributed food almost every day leading up to Thanksgiving and some distributing on Thanksgiving Day itself. “A lot of those folks are part of a working family but not making enough to make ends meet or senior citizens living on a fixed income,” Warzocha said.Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio, a sister organization to Greater Cleveland Food Bank, traditionally sees its heaviest demand during October and November.
Lorain County’s largest distribution takes place at Lorain County Community College, where for Thanksgiving alone, the food bank serves 2,000 families. Region-wide, a total of 16,000 to 18,000 families received food from the organization. She attributes this year’s rise in demand to the climbing cost of groceries and inflation, which can be especially tough for those living on a fixed income, like social security.
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