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NJ Spotlight News: Schools, food banks wrestle with shortages, supply problems

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Problems in the supply chain are showing up in many areas — from companies not producing enough product, to delivery delays and a shortage of workers in the trucking and warehousing industries.

ABC 7 NY: Supply chain issues, COVID impacting local food banks ahead of holiday season

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Food banks in our area were already struggling to meet high demand during the pandemic, but now with recent global supply chain issues, food banks are facing fewer donations and increased costs.

NorthJersey.com: NJ food banks face rising food prices and scarcity of supplies

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New Jersey food banks are facing increased prices and difficulty sourcing and transporting food, another ripple effect of the global supply chain logjam created when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down factories, closed ports, caused a shortage of shipping containers and sickened truck drivers.

NJ Spotlight News: Damaged or shut down, food banks and pantries look to recover from flood

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New Jersey’s biggest food bank was badly damaged when the remnants of Hurricane Ida slammed into the state in early September, and at least 13 of its partner food pantries were destroyed or severely impacted by the latest monster storm.

NJ.com: N.J. food pantry lost everything in Ida flooding, but kept on feeding those in need

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When staff at the Feeding Hands food pantry opened the doors last week Thursday at their facility in Raritan, they found five feet of water inside from Tropical Storm Ida.

Politico: City Without a Pulse

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The boardwalk is empty, the beaches are deserted, and the casinos, though partially reopen, are limping into their fifth month of severely curtailed operations after four months of shutdowns.

News 12 NJ: Kean University hosts Thanksgiving meal giveaway

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Long lines of cars stretched for miles outside of Kean University Saturday as people waited to get a Thanksgiving meal.

CNN: As another wave of the pandemic approaches, the nation’s food banks are being hit on three frontsCNN:

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Stephen Reifenstein never imagined he’d find himself relying on the services of a food bank.

He and his wife Kristina live with their two young children in Orange County, California – one of the wealthiest areas in the nation.

The Wall Street Journal: Thousands Line Up to Receive Boxes of Food in New Jersey

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Outside of New York, New Jersey is the state that has been hit hardest by the pandemic. WSJ visited a recent emergency food distribution event in Newark to speak with New Jerseyans about food insecurity during the pandemic.

The New York Times: Food Lines a Mile Long in America’s Second-Wealthiest State

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The New York Times reports on CFBNJ’s COVID-19 response in South Jersey.

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NJ Spotlight News: Schools, food banks wrestle with shortages, supply problems

ABC 7 NY: Supply chain issues, COVID impacting local food banks ahead of holiday season

NorthJersey.com: NJ food banks face rising food prices and scarcity of supplies

NJ Spotlight News: Damaged or shut down, food banks and pantries look to recover from flood

NJ.com: N.J. food pantry lost everything in Ida flooding, but kept on feeding those in need

Politico: City Without a Pulse

News 12 NJ: Kean University hosts Thanksgiving meal giveaway

CNN: As another wave of the pandemic approaches, the nation’s food banks are being hit on three frontsCNN:

The Wall Street Journal: Thousands Line Up to Receive Boxes of Food in New Jersey

The New York Times: Food Lines a Mile Long in America’s Second-Wealthiest State

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