"We need food and funds," said Allison Goodwin. President and CEO Allison Goodwin says the food bank is seeing a need it has never experienced before. The rising cost of living is hitting clients hard and food and cash donations are not keeping up with demand. "The need is where it's never been before. It's not that people aren't giving, the cost of food and fuel is so extravagant, people's gifts are not making as big of an impact," Goodwin added.
Nancy Reynaga from Forestville says she's been coming early to this weekly food giveaway in Santa Rosa to get a place in line. "The lines are getting longer, so I know to come three hours early even though I'm 15th in line," said Reynaga.
One in six people in Santa Clara and San Mateo are getting help from Second Harvest of Silicon Valley -- that agency is feeding a half million people every month. The San Francisco-Marin food bank is serving 50,000 households a week up from 32,000 before the pandemic.
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