Forgotten Cost Of Inflation Food Banks Worry How They Ll Feed Families Through Holidays
For food banks, the costs are two to three times what they used to be. According to the AP, some families may get reduced servings or substitutions for staples such as peanut butter, which costs nearly double what it did a year ago. Michael Altfest, the Oakland food bank’s director of community engagement told the AP the cost of canned green beans and peaches is up nearly 9 percent and a case of 5-pound frozen chickens for holiday tables is up 13 percent for them....