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Food banks face increased demand in the Mountain West

A Food Bank distributes food to people in need.
Antonio Mena
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Courtesy of Alameda County Community Food Bank
A Food Bank distributes food to people in need.

Back in January, some food bank officials started warning about the end of a COVID-era program that sent extra support to food stamp recipients. They expected a lot of people in our region to have a rough spring, and that's playing out now - especially with inflation driving food prices higher.

KUNR's Bert Johnson reports on the impact for the Mountain West News Bureau.

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