In Colorado, the so-called benefits cliff caused by the end of the pandemic-era emergency allotments could push an already struggling population to the edge.
Nguyen said Kaizen’s ability to procure fresh food options also has been more limited lately, making it tougher to put together food share boxes that contain enough ingredients to enable a recipient to make a nutritious meal. But when they are able to, the gratitude is always overwhelming.
“Do you have kids, mami? She’s got kids — make sure she gets extra cereal,” says Pamela Jiner, a volunteer with Kaizen. The spiraling cost of milk, eggs and butter, she adds, have kept the lines at this food share long, regardless of the so-called return to"normal" post-COVID., a Lakewood-based Jeffco nonprofit, is also seeing an increase in traffic over the past few months.
Jen O’Neal, senior community food systems manager for Hunger Free Colorado, says need is still strong across the board, with an increase in new, unique households visiting the food pantries she works with. In other words, this February saw increases in demand for food compared to last February of between 15 and 30 percent.
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