Queens, One of the First COVID-19 Epicenters, Faces a New Crisis: Hunger

Location Global
Authored by Jordan Salama

In one of New York’s most diverse communities, food banks struggle to meet the growing demand from immigrant families out of work.

Location Global
Authored by Jordan Salama

Volunteers at CENTI, a church-run food pantry in Queens, create an assembly line to process food as delivery trucks arrive. The grocery bags are then passed out for free to those in need. By the end of 2020, more than 50 million Americans could experience food insecurity, according to Feeding America, the country’s largest hunger-relief organization.