watch now"That's a really tight budget if you're talking about low-income families," said Ellen Vollinger, SNAP director at the Food Research and Action Center.
The Food Research and Action Center has advocated for congressional legislation to address the problem.
Food bank braces for increased demandLos Angeles County Regional Food Bank workers help with food distribution in Willowbrook, California, on April 29, 2021.
The food bank has been increasing its food purchases in recent weeks to anticipate increased demand for food assistance, Flood said.
In the aftermath of the pandemic's onset in 2020, the food bank was serving 1 million county residents, Flood said.