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RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Food banks are feeling the squeeze as food costs soar amid record inflation and high gas prices.

The Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC (FBCENC) reported trucking costs are up 20 percent in the last year, and that comes as the Food Bank reports moving twice as many truckloads of food when compared to shipments before the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Food Bank said it is also paying 40 percent more for food purchases to keep up with demand for food assistance which has increased more than 39 percent compared to before COVID.

Plus, summer time brings another challenge: students out of school but without a steady source of food

“They’re not receiving those free or reduced meals at school,” explained Jennifer Caslin, who handles marketing for the FBCENC. “Electricity costs are going up, childcare costs are going up, so that’s going to put even more strain on the budget.”

“We’ve got about 321,000 …

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