Pandemic Brings a Rise in Hunger in the Bay Area
b'For Bay Area food banks, securing funding and supplies is increasingly difficult during the pandemic.\\xa0 The challenges come as the need for food assistance is rising.\\xa0 Long lines have become common at food banks, and Second Harvest Food Bank in Silicon Valley is seeing a 100 percent increase in the number of people calling its food connection hotline, many for the first time. As the economic impact of the virus on families and individuals grows, we\\u2019ll hear how Bay Area food banks are coping.'