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Monday, 29 April 2024

Three Sqaure preparing for the worst

Credit: KTNV Channel 13 Las Vegas
Duration: 01:46s 0 shares 1 views

Three Sqaure preparing for the worst
Three Sqaure preparing for the worst

When the pandemic started, Three Square food bank in Las Vegas saw 60% more people needing food every day.

They've started to see that number start to increase again.

COULD BE COMING TO AN END-LEAVING MANY PEOPLE IN THEVALLEY- LEFT IN JEOPARDY.ALL NEW THIS MORNING 13 ACTIONNEWS REPORTER MARISSA KYNASTONIS LIVE TO EXPLAIN HOW ONE FOODBANK IS PREPARING FOR THEWORST.THE SIX HUNDRED DOLLARSUPPLEMENT TO UNEMPLOYMENTEXPIRES THIS WEEK- AND CONGRESSHAS BEEN DEADLOCKED ON WHAT TODO NEXT.MANY AMERICANS HAVE BEENRELYING ON THAT EXTRA MONEY TOPAY RENT-OR BUY GROCERIES.WHEN THE PANDEMIC STARTED-THREE SQUARE FOOD BANK IN LASVEGAS- SAW 60 PERCENT MOREPEOPLE NEEDING FOOD EVERYDAY.AND JUST IN THE LAST COUPLEWEEKS- THEYVE ACTUALLY SEENTHAT NUMBER START TO INCREASEAGAIN.THE COO OF THREE SQUARE--LARRYSCOTT SAYS- HE BELIEVES PEOPLEON UNEMPLOYMENT- ARE PREPARINGTO LOSE THAT EXTRA MONEY.LARRY SCOTT COO THREE SQUAREFOOD BANK 4:10-4:24 WE'REALREADY STARTING TO FEEL THEIMPACTS OF THAT, I THINK PEOPLEARE TRYING TO FIND GOOD SOURCESTODAY KNOWING THAT THAT ISABOUT TO COME UPON THEM SHORTOF ANOTHER STIMULUS PACKAGE SOYEAH REAL THINGINDIVIDUAL DONATIONS DONTNORMALLY MAKE UP A LARGEPORTION OF THEIR FOOD- BUTSCOTT TELLS ME-THEY NEED THE PUBLICS HELP NOWMORE THAN EVER.COMING UP IN OUR NEXT HALF HOURI WILL EXPLAIN HOW 3 SQUARE HASSWITCHED UP ITS PROCEDURES FORVOLUNTEERS.MK, 13 ANTODAY--- DELIVERY WITHDIGNITY WILL DELIVER MORE THAN3-THOUSAND MEALS TO PEOPLE

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