Heartbreaking images have emerged today that show the sheer scale of the use of food banks here in the States...
Our food banks are being stretched to their limits.
As unemployment surges...
And now, this reality has been captured perfectly on camera.
The footage is utterly heartbreaking...
Coronavirus has brought America to its knees.
Back at the start of the pandemic in March, there was a mass panic...
It was a truly dire time.
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And, to make things even worse...
The statistics are staggering.
So, as a result of the empty shelves and unemployment rates...
Food banks are struggling to stay afloat...
But, out of all the food banks in the country...
At a food bank in Dallas, they ran out of food at 9:30 am. One poor guy got there at 5:30 am and still didn't get a… https://t.co/KJEb9SyPde— Wallis Weaver (@Wallis Weaver)1597345388.0
Dallas, in particular, has been hit hard by the redundancy surge...
@RBReich And Dallas ran out of food at a food bank. How is this possible as what is perceived as the “richest country in the world”?— 🇨🇦 Heather (@🇨🇦 Heather)1597352206.0
Photos that showed thousands of cars queueing for over a mile for just one food bank was posted online...
“1 in 4 people who live in this area are food insecure” as we see record lines of people waiting to be helped at a… https://t.co/KHKC81V60S— Avatar🏳️🌈🇵🇷 (@Avatar🏳️🌈🇵🇷)1597345188.0
This is 2020 America.
The food bank offered an array of supplies...
It was reported that many people had traveled from the other side of the state to reach the North Texas food bank...
The North Texas Food Bank hosting another drive-up food drive this morning at Fair Park. Cars started lining up bef… https://t.co/IavOe8sMes— Tommy Noel (@Tommy Noel)1597152341.0
The charity managed to feed 1,710 families...
It was a desperate situation.
Massive line of cars in Dallas waiting for free food at a food bank. And what is trump tweeting about? The stock ma… https://t.co/hVyO18YNXd— (((DeanObeidallah))) (@(((DeanObeidallah))))1597157510.0