The Taste of Pro Football Hall of Fame returned Tuesday at a time when food donations to the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank are down, and the number of families that need food is up.
CANTON, Ohio — Inflation is making it harder for people to feed their families, with hunger continuing to be prevalent across many communities.
“We’ve been having an increased number of people that have been coming into the pantry at the Akron – Canton Regional Foodbank this year. Inflation has caused a lot of those increases,” said President and CEO Dan Flowers.Flowers says 20% of their families are visiting the food bank for the first time.
When looking back at the pandemic, Flowers says they don’t have as much food now as they did then, resulting in smaller portions. Ritchey works 100 hours a week as a caregiver and says the money he makes still is not enough to support him, his wife and pets.“It’s our fundraisers. It’s the checks people have sent us in the mail throughout the pandemic that have kept us alive during this most difficult time that I can remember,” said Flowers.
Flowers says they now offer a sit-down meal versus a strolling food tasting event because several restaurants once supporting this annual event went out of business during the pandemic.
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