Houston Food Bank handing out 800,000 pounds of food a day, CEO says

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The need for food remains high as Americans enter the seventh month.

CEO Brian Greene said the demand is still almost double the amount compared to this time last year.

It has slightly decreased since a surge this spring where volunteers were distributing a million pounds of food a day.

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“During September, it works out to a little over 800,000 pounds a day. That’s what our distribution is,” explained Greene. “800,000 compares to 450,000 pounds a day, which is where we were right before COVID-19 hit.”

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