CT food organizations struggle to keep up with demand amid pandemic

With many businesses closed and unemployment applications exceeding 350,000 in the state, putting food on the table has become one of the biggest challenges for families.

The coronavirus pandemic has strained the stock in pantries and other organizations across Connecticut, sometimes forcing families to drive home from a distribution empty-handed.

“Food has certainly been the greatest need identified by those who are calling for assistance,” said Isabel Almeida, interim president for United Way of Western Connecticut. “Our local food pantries have seen a doubling and even tripling for those who need food.”

United Way, which is among the organizations and companies involved in distributions to low-income housing facilities in Danbury, has not run out of food, Almeida said.

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(New Haven Register)