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How Locally Owned Grocery Stores Across The Country Are Answering The Call To Support Food Banks

Published: July 20, 2020, 10 a.m.

With the current state of school closures, families in communities throughout the US who rely on schools for their children\u2019s meals are at risk of experiencing food insecurity. As a result, food agencies have experienced a growing need to provide food for children who have been released from annual school schedules due to COVID-19. This has resulted in record lows for food bank inventories across the country. Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communication at Grocery Outlet Layla Kasha, joins me with information about the current state of food banks across the country, and details about Grocery Outlet\u2019s 10th Annual Independence from Hunger (IFH) National Food Drive Campaign.