Yolo Food Bank sees longer lines at meal distributions during pandemic

Karma Dickerson reports

DICKERSON HAS MORE.

NOW THEYOLO COUNTY FOOD BANK ISHELPING ONE MAN BRINGCHRISTMAS TO HIS FAMILY.05:00AM PEOPLE BEGIN TOLINE UP THAT'S BETTER HEALTHPARK KNOWING THE FOOD WOULDN'TSHOW UP FOR HOURS BUT IN TIMESLIKE THESE SOME CAN'T RISKBEING LEFT PEOPLE SEEM ALITTLE BIT MORE DESPERATE.

YOUKNOW THEY'RE WANTING TO GETINTO EARLIER WE HAVE SOMEFOLKS WHO HAVE ACTUALLY LASTSATURDAY WERE SLEEPINGOVERNIGHT THIS PROGRAM REALLYIS A BLESSING RICHARD BENTLEYTELLS FOX 40 HE LOST HIS JOB 8MONTHS AGO THE FORKLIFT DRIVERWASN'T LET GO BECAUSE OF COVIDHE STILL FEELING ITS EFFECT.WHICH ARE BELIEVED THEPANDEMIC HAS MADE IT HARDER TOFIND WORK.

THAT'S IT'S KIND OFTOUGH ON ME NOT BUT ALL BUNCHAPPLICATIONS IN FOR WORKING.HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING BACKPLUS THE HEALTH CRISIS HASHIT HIS OWN FAMILY, I GOT SOMEFAMILY THAT RIGHT NOW AS THETHERE SOME OF THEM AREDOING SO WELL SOME OF THEM AREDOING OK.THIS FOOD GIVEAWAY FROM AYELLOW FOOD BANK HAS BEENCRITICAL TO KEEPING THEM GOINGI COME OUT ONCE A WEEK.

THETRY TO YOU KNOW HOW ABOUT WITHTHE THE FOOD WHATEVER I CANWITH A HOUSEHOLD DAY.

IN THEHUNDREDS OF CARS THAT TURNEDOUT, THERE COULD BE TRIPLE ASMANY STORIES LIKE THE ONERICHARD TOLD THIS MORNINGJOHNSTON SAYS MANY CARS AREPICKING UP FOR MULTIPLEHOUSEHOLDS.

IT THANTHE FAMILY AT THIS WEEKLYWEDNESDAY DRIVE THROUGH THEPACK PEOPLE'S TRUMP'S WITHSTORES AND OTHER FOODDISTRIBUTORS AND HOPES OFMAKING THINGS EVEN A BITEASIER IS THESE TENSIONS FORFAMILIES OF SOMEONE IN THEFAMILY'S UNEMPLOYED OR.NOT SURE ABOUT WORK AND ITHELPS PEOPLE LIKE RICHARDSTILL BE ABLE TO SET ASIDESOMETHING SPECIAL FOR A LOVEDONE EVEN IF HE DOES IT ALITTLE DIFFERENTLY THIS YEAR.I'M NOT GOING SEE MY GRANDSONTHE CHRISTMAS STUFF.

SO WE'LLDROP THE PRESIDENT'S OFF TOTHEN CHRISTMAS MORNING.

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