Inflation, Growing Demand Putting Pressure On Bay Area Food Banks

CBS San Francisco

SANTA CLARA, CA — A combination of soaring prices and an increase in demand has pressure mounting on food banks in the South Bay.

"After we had a little bit of a dip about 18 months ago, as soon as inflation hit, we started to see those numbers rise again," said Leslie Bocho of Second Harvest Food Bank.

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Bocho says the food bank serves an average of 460,000 people a month in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties. But last month, the food bank served 480,000.

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