Hundreds of Americans cannot afford food and go to food banks 
US food banks are facing increased demand from American families. The sharp rise in food prices and supply disruptions have exacerbated the situation, writes AP News.
According to Michael Altfest, spokesman for the Oakland Food Bank, the organization spends $ 1 million a month on the distribution of 4.5 million pounds (two million kilograms) of food. Hundreds of people walk and line up for the weekly food distribution.
Many Americans say they can't afford food, said charity event manager Jason Bautista. Auckland resident Sonia Luhan-Perez, for example, took chicken, celery, onion bread and potatoes from a food can. The state of California pays her a childcare allowance, but this is not enough at a monthly rent of $ 2,200, she noted.
The rise in inflation in the United States has broken a record – the jump in prices is the highest since 1991. The PCE Price Index – a measure of personal consumption spending that the Federal Reserve uses to set its inflation target – rose 0.4 percent in September from August and 4.3 percent from 2020.
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