Giving Tuesday: Stockton Food Bank CEO talks about growing food insecurity

CEO Leonard Hansen said on a daily basis, the food bank sees roughly 250 cars pass through, "representing 450 to 500 people who have food that wouldn't have food."

REQUIRE US CITIZENS TO PROVIDEA NEGATIVE COVID-19 TESTRESULTS BEFORE ENTERING.TODAY IS GIVING TUESDAY AWORLDWIDE MOVEMENT TO INSPIREPEOPLE TO GET BACK TO THEIRCOMMUNITIES AND NOW MORE THANEVER FOOD INSECURITY ISIMPACTING THOUSANDS OFFAMILIES ALL ACROSS THECOUNTRY FOOD BANKS ARE DOINGALL THEY CAN TO STEP IN ANDFILL THE NEED BUT THERE'S JUSTTOO GREAT OF A NEED AT THISPOINT STOCKTON'S EMERGENCYFOOD BANK SAYS THAT THECHALLENGE HAS BEEN DIFFICULTBUT REWARDING.

FOX FORTY'SMELISSA DEVEREAUX REPORTS.IS A INCREASE EVERY DAY ANDWHO WE NEED TO SERVE AND WHOARE CLIENTELE THERE ARE MOREPEOPLE IN SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY.WHO ARE IN NEED FROM EITHERTHE ILLNESS OR LOW INCOME ORLOSS OF A JOB AND THEY WERETHIS TIME LAST YEAR.WHEN YOU'RE WORRYING ABOUTFOOD AND SHELTER, YOU'RE NOTWORRYING ABOUT HOW TO EDUCATEYOUR CHILDREN, EDUCATEYOURSELF.HOW TO BETTER THE CONDITIONTHAT YOU HAVE IT UPSET YOURATTENTION AND YOUR ABILITY TOBE ABLE TO GO FORWARD IT ISTRUE AND SECURITY.

PEOPLEPLEASED TO BE ABLE TO STANDHERE AND KNOW THAT EACH DAY.250 CARS PASS THROUGH HEREREPRESENTING 450 TO 500 PEOPLEWHO HAVE FOOD THAT WOULDN'THAVE FOOD.

THAT'S A REASON TONOT ONLY GET UP IN THE MORNINGBUT DO THE BEST YOU CAN ALLDAY LONG.AND THAT WAS FOX 40PHOTOJOURNALIST MELISSADEVEREAUX REPORTING FOR USTONIGHT, IF YOU'D LIKE TO HELPOUT THE EMERGENCY FOOD BANKJUST HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE FOX40 DOT COM.

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