'Respect them': Even in wealthy areas, food bank demand high

In this Thursday, May 28, 2020, photo, Tom Cummings waits in his car as volunteers place groceries in the trunk during a food distribution drive sponsored by Island Harvest Food Bank in Valley Stream, N.Y. The Valley Stream stream donations were just one of many events Island Harvest has conducted throughout the area recently.

“They say, ‘Mom, when are you going back to work?’” she said through an open window as she edged her car slowly forward. In Valley Stream, she said, 1,124 boxes of food were distributed by volunteers, mostly to motorists, but also to several hundred people who came on foot. Each box contained roughly 25 pounds of milk, potatoes, apples, cheese and other produce.

“It’s not up to us to judge the type of car that comes though the line, or the way people are dressed,” she added. “It’s up to us to respect them.”The first woman waiting in the pedestrian line was indeed well dressed. She asked to be identified only as Maria G. and said she had been furloughed during the pandemic by the insurance company where she’d been an underwriter for 20 years.

The pandemic restrictions have been tough for her. She’s missed the opportunity to go to church and is asked to do medical appointments via telemedicine. In neighboring Connecticut, perennially ranked as one of the richest states, demand on food banks has also been intense. Also at the site were Yanet Belossantos and her husband, Alex Cepeda, who lost their jobs in March, she as a medical assistant, he as a chef. The Dominican Republic immigrants live in Hartford with her mother, who has Alzheimer’s disease.“We can’t go grocery shopping because we don’t have the money,” Belossantos said. “This is really helping us.”

Don't be fooled by the May jobs increase claims Those are only the jobs already expected to be called back anyway Not created jobs Just restrictions being lifted Business is not seeing the spending and are cutting positions and hours

Thank you COMMUNIST CHINA.. They must be HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR ALL THE DEATHS AND DESTRUCTION ALL OVER THE WORLD..

lordvictor That LTD Crown Victoria is fuckin cherry, man!

Unfortunately when there's anything that's free it doesn't matter if you're wealthy people will take advantage of it all you have to do is look at all those movie/TV stars and unfortunately the people that need it are the ones that get hurt

Democrat governments agressively locked down the economy preventing people from working because this virus was that much of a deadly threat. Democrat governments in the same breath unlocked the shutdown to allow citizens to gather in large groups, set fires to businesss and riot

The indoctrination to socialism

I'm sure Marcia will understand that though her kids may be going to be hungry, all the suffering will be worth it if democrats can regain power.

Вы верите в это?

UNEMPLOYMENT IS DOWN TODAY

Stop voting for Democrats

Just go steal shit in the name of racial inequality apparently that's legal now

I thought that the rioting and looting cured the WuFlu?

What state is this again Ohh new york

How this year's national donut day is different.

I will NEVER stand in a line for food!

This is sad and the government just sits and watches tax pay paying people struggle for life. Unbelievable.

Liberal training camp 101.Depend on the govt for your necessities.When it feels good to sit at home on the sofa,they’ve got you.Another vote for communism.THEN, the tables are turned.They took away your rights,your guns AND your food. Now you’re eating grass & your own children.

You can thank your Gov. for this. Just like NJ. They are ruining so many for a cure that won't come and the elderly they killed.

Agree coffee lover 💯 percent its evil he is evil the commander

realDonaldTrump is dangerous; a malignant narcissist with powerful sadistic tendencies who gets pleasure from causing pain and suffering and even mass death. The symptoms are out there. EVIL is in OUR WHITE HOUSE.

It'll only get worse.

This is a damn shame!

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