Karima Hirani

food pantry coordinator at the Islamic Center of Southern California

Karima Hirani on KCRW

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

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