Bidenomics: Americans Are NOT Okay Maine Food Pantries Are Overwhelmed With First Time Users That Are Being Crushed By Inflation “I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything in my 38 years of being here of the economy affecting people the way it is right now” – Dixie Shaw, the director of Hunger and Relief Services “The economy is a real challenge for everyone right now. I don’t care who you are. Ends aren’t meeting. Continued below the vid
Bidenomics: Americans Are NOT Okay
Maine Food Pantries Are Overwhelmed With First Time Users That Are Being Crushed By Inflation
“I don't think I've ever seen anything in my 38 years of being here of the economy affecting people the way it is right now” – Dixie Shaw, the… pic.twitter.com/GVtAfhi3Js
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It seems like things have gotten so expensive, especially up here, it appears to be the electricity and the fuel costs” “Statewide, we’ve been seeing a 30 plus percent increase in usage in pantries across the state of Maine. Speaking with different pantry leaders, we’ve got 20 plus, 25 plus in the county that we serve. Everybody’s reporting increased usage. I mean, some as much as 50% compared to what they would have been doing a year ago.” “We’re seeing a lot of people come to us that have never asked for help before, have never needed help before. There’s a lot of people that are in absolute panic about how am I going to do this. It’s showing that 56% of Arristic County cannot make their basic needs, which means they’re making those decisions between food and heat or medications and heat or food. And the problem is just getting worse. We’re seeing more food pantries open, more people visiting the food pantries”