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Food crisis in America

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Food crisis in America
Food crisis in America
22 million Americans have filed for unemployment over the past 3 weeks.

HAVE BEEN FINANCIALLY HURT BYTHE PANEDMIC.THERE ARE 22 MILLION PEOPLE WHOHAVE FILED FOR UNEMPLOYMENT.ABC'S DIANE MACEDO SHARES FOODINSECURITY IS ON THE RISE.WITH SCHOOLS AND BUSINESSESCLOSED ACROSS THE COUNTRY - ANDAT LEAST 22 MILLION AMERICANSFILING FOR UNEMPLOYMENT IN THELAST 3 WEEKS - MANY ARESTRUGGLING TO PUT FOOD ON THETABLE.NEW YORK CITY MAYOR BILL DEBLASIO TOURED A TEMPORARY FOODDISTRIBUTION CENTER IN THEBRONX TODAY, DAYS AFTERANNOUNCING AN $170 MILLIONINITIATIVE TO FEED EVERY NEWYORKER [WHO NEEDS HELP] DURINGTHIS PANDEMIC.DEBLASIO: WHAT WE'RE SEEINGALL OVER THIS CITY IS DEEPESTKIND OF NEED CAME ON SUDDENLYLIKE NOTHING WE HAVE EVER SEENIN GENERATIONS.THERE'S LOT OF PEOPLE RIGHT NOWWHO ARE HUNGRY AT THE ALAMODOMEIN SAN ANTIONIO, THOUSANDSAT THE ALAMODOME IN SANANTIONIO, THOUSANDS LINED UPFOR FOOD DISTRIBUTIONBEATRICE ORTIZ "THERE'S A LOTOF PEOPLE HURTING OUT HERE, YOUKNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE- EVENWITHIN MY FAMILY" MATHEWCERNA NOBODY LIKES IT WHENYOUR KIDS ASK WHAT'S FOR DINNERAND YOU'RE NOT SURE WHAT TOTELL 'EM.IN RIVERSIDE CALIFORNIA, THEWOMEN, INFANTS AND CHILDRENPROGRAM - WHICH HELPSSUPPLEMENT GROCERIES FORPREGNANT WOMEN, NEW MOMS ANDYOUNG CHILDREN -- SAYS DEMANDIS ON THE RISE GAYLE HOXTER -RIVERSIDE COUNTY WIC DIRECTOR"WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF REQUESTCOME THROUGH OUR WEBSITE ANDTHROUGH THE PHONE SYSTEM."ARKANSAS EVEN HAS A COVID-19FOOD ACCESS MAP, LISTINGINFORMATION ON FARMS, LOCALBUSINESSES, RESTAURANTS, ASWELL AS ORGANIZATIONS OFFERINGFREE MEALS.SARAH LANE/ARKANSAS DEPT OFAGRICULTURE WE'RE ALL IN ANUNCERTAIN TIME AND WE'RE REALLYEXCITED THAT THIS IS ONE THINGTHAT WE COUD DO TO STEP INTOTHE REALM TO HOPEFULLYALLEVIATE CONCERN AROUND WHERETO FIND FOOD.AND IN HOUSTON - A UNITEDAIRLINES BAGGAGE HANDLER - ISNOW LEADING A COMPANY WIDEEFFORT TO TRANSFORM EMPTY CARGOFACILITIES INTO FOODDISTRIBUTION CENTERS.DIANE MACEDO, ABC NEWS, NEWYORKACROSS THE COUNTRY TODAY,HUNDREDS OF DEMONSTRATORSGATHERED TO PROTEST STAY ATHOME ORDERS.

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