“Really this drop of benefits is coming at a time that is just going to be really hard for people,” says Catherine Lynn of The Greater Boston Food Bank.
That’s because right now the costs of food, gas, and energy are through the roof. Now add a $95 drop in SNAP money after the pandemic hunger relief program comes to an end. Catherine Lynn of The Greater Boston Food Bank worries about the timing of the SNAP cuts when donations at the food bank are already down.
“You’ve got inflation where the dollar is not going as far so people aren’t donating as much as we saw at the height of the pandemic, so donations are slowing,” says Lynn.
But the need for food is growing. Lynn says The Greater Food Bank has been serving more than double the amount of people pre-pandemic-a number that could increase as fewer dollars …