Food Insecurity Is Up During The Pandemic And Food Banks Are Struggling To Keep Up

By Aleezeh Hasan, Daniel Tucker
Food Insecurity
In this Tuesday, May 12, 2020, photo, residents from all walks of life line up for a food giveaway sponsored by the Greater Chicago Food Depository in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood of Chicago. More and more people are struggling with hunger as the COVID-19 pandemic causes mass unemployment. Charles Rex Arbogast / AP Photo
Food Insecurity
In this Tuesday, May 12, 2020, photo, residents from all walks of life line up for a food giveaway sponsored by the Greater Chicago Food Depository in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood of Chicago. More and more people are struggling with hunger as the COVID-19 pandemic causes mass unemployment. Charles Rex Arbogast / AP Photo

Food Insecurity Is Up During The Pandemic And Food Banks Are Struggling To Keep Up

By Aleezeh Hasan, Daniel Tucker
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Reset takes a closer look at the challenges food banks in Chicago and Illinois are facing due to increased demand during the COVID-19 pandemic.

GUEST: Greg Trotter, spokesperson for the Greater Chicago Food Depository