Volunteers unload food for a drive-thru fresh food distribution event in Redmond.
Photographer: M. Scott Brauer/BloombergWorking Americans Turn to Food Banks as Fed Inflation Battle Drags On
US food banks are facing a wave of need driven by the cost-of-living crunch
Once a month, Kersstin Eshak visits a food pantry in Loudoun County, Virginia to stretch her family’s budget.
Eshak’s husband works at a big box retailer. She works as a substitute teacher. They have income, but with prices up nearly 23% over the past five years — and still rising — their earnings just don’t stretch quite far enough some months.