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How food banks help Americans who have trouble getting enough to eat

  • Written by David Himmelgreen, Professor of Anthropology, University of South Florida
How food banks help Americans who have trouble getting enough to eatFood banks are busier than ever during the COVID-19 pandemic.AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall

Food banks, nonprofits that collect and distribute food to hunger relief organizations, have played an essential role in the distribution of emergency food relief throughout the United States for more than 50 years.

They have been more visible than ever before...

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