Vegas food banks brace for increase in need

Some nonprofits are bracing for a large increase in demand if Congress does not extend extra unemployment benefits.

FUNDS..THE "6- HUNDRED" DOLLARUNEMPLOYMENT SUPPLEMENT MAY NOTCOME BACK...LEAVING MANY PEOPLE IN THEVALLEY IN JEOPARDY.13 ACTION NEWS ANCHOR...MARISSA KYNASTON EXPLAINS HOWONE FOOD BANK IS PREPARING FORTHE WORST.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-THREESQUARE FOOD BANK IN LASVEGAS-SAW 60 PERCENT MOREPEOPLE NEEDING FOOD EVERYDAY.AND JUST IN THE LAST COUPLEWEEKS-THEYVE ACTUALLY SEEN THATNUMBER START TO INCREASE AGAIN.THE COO OF THREE SQUARE--LARRYSCOTT SAYS-HE BELIEVES PEOPLEON UNEMPLOYMENT-ARE PREPARINGTO LOSE THAT EXTRA MONEY.WE'RE ALREADY STARTING TO FEELTHE IMPACTS OF THAT, I THINKPEOPLE ARE TRYING TO FIND GOODSOURCES TODAY KNOWING THAT THATIS ABOUT TO COME UPON THEMSHORT OF ANOTHER STIMULUSPACKAGE SO YEAH REAL THINGINDIVIDUAL DONATIONS DONTNORMALLY MAKE UP A LARGEPORTION OF THEIR FOOD- BUTSCOTT TELLS ME-THEY NEED THEPUBLICS HELP NOW MORE THANEVER.IF YOU'RE INTERESTED INDONATING, WE'LL PUT THATINFORMATION UP ON OUR WEBSITE.KTNV.COM.MK, 13 ANDEVELOPING TONIGHT..NEARLY 47-THOUSAND NEVADANS