Food banks increased their reach by 132 percent over the previous year due to increased demand for food caused by pandemic and faltering economic conditions
Chicago, IL, July 7 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN) announced that food banks in 44 countries served 40 million people in 2020, a 132 percent increase over service in 2019. The data is part of GFN’s annual Network survey, which this year includes information about how GFN-supported food banks around the world responded to COVID-19.