"We're all facing similar challenges as food banks because we are all in very high cost of living areas. We have a real affordability crisis where people working in low wage jobs aren't making enough to be able to pay their rent and still afford food."
"For Second Harvest, ... the food bank is providing produce to nearly 500,000 people a month - the same as it was during the height of the pandemic, ... it is facing a 20% budget shortfall and a 40% drop in funding since the pandemic."
"To make up for the deficit, Second Harvest has had to pause providing meats, and is giving out less dairy and eggs. It is really difficult because, again, we're putting in the same amount of effort in the community."
"Food is a policy decision," Regi Young said, highlighting the systemic issues behind food insecurity that require broader policy changes to address.
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