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We remain unprepared for the scale of the economic devastation hitting our country. In VT today, they're closing an entire highway in anticipation of the line of cars/families needing help with food. At another recent VT meal distribution, the line was 1900 cars, five miles long. https://twitter.com/JackieMyNBC5/status/1265226577916420096
This massive need is one of the smallest states in the country. So what's happening in larger communities? San Antonio saw a line of 10,000 cars: https://n.pr/3guLInJ
A food pantry in Omaha has gone from serving 100 to serving 900: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/08/business/economy/coronavirus-food-banks.html
More than 2,000 people lined up for a Dallas food pantry: https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/thousands-line-up-to-receive-food-from-north-texas-food-banks-mobile-pantry/287-bdb1ec3a-82f3-40f8-bf80-775cee10a36d
In one of the wealthiest parts of the country, in a DC suburb, a food pantry ran out of its entire 500 boxes of food in 45 minutes—the need was so much greater: https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/hundreds-of-cars-line-up-for-food-bank-in-montgomery-county/2304100/
An LA food pantry saw a line of 6,000 cars in a single event: https://laist.com/2020/04/18/socal_los_angeles_food_banks_coronavirus_epic_need_epic_lines.php
A Pittsburgh area food pantry faced a line of 860 cars: https://twitter.com/AmyWadas/status/1247204220085952517
