Many of the 40 million Americans who received food stamp benefits before COVID-19 also hold service jobs that were the first to go during the pandemic. In some areas, groups like the Salvation Army are seeing a 75 percent increase in demand for food.

<p>Many of the 40 million Americans who received food stamp benefits before COVID-19 also hold service jobs that were the first to go during the pandemic. In some areas, groups like the Salvation Army are seeing a 75 percent increase in demand for food.</p>

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