‘Life Is So Expensive’: Inflation, High Cost of Living Has San Mateo County Residents Turning to Food Banks

"By most measures, San Mateo is one of the wealthiest counties in the United States with the nation’s fifth highest median household income. Yet numbers can mask a reality that plays out daily at food distribution sites and pantries from Daly City to East Palo Alto to Pescadero."
"To help struggling residents put food on the table, the Board of Supervisors in August 2024 granted Second Harvest of Silicon Valley $2 million to provide 4 million nutritious meals over the next year.

The food bank works with an extensive network of partners – local pantries, faith-based organizations, schools, soup kitchens, senior centers – and community of volunteers to feed an average of 129,000 people a month in San Mateo County."

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