Karima Hirani

food pantry coordinator at the Islamic Center of Southern California

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The U.S. poverty rate jumped to 12.4% as COVID programs helping with food, rent, and unemployment ended. Now food banks are seeing higher demand.

Capitalism drives more working class people to seek aid, says LA food bank coordinator

The U.S. poverty rate jumped to 12.4% as COVID programs helping with food, rent, and unemployment ended. Now food banks are seeing higher demand.

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