Requests for food support from food banks Successive corona effects Miyagi Tomiya June 5 13:01
Due to the influence of the new coronavirus, food banks in Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture, which carry out activities to deliver food free of charge, have been calling for the provision of groceries, as people who have lost their jobs have been requesting assistance one after another.
While the number of people who are in financial distress increased due to the influence of the new coronavirus, there were a series of requests for food support from Tomiya City's food bank, and after April about 250 cases were tripled from the same period last year. It is increasing near.
Most of the requests for support are from people who have lost their dispatch work, single mothers who are unable to work at the part-time job, people who have lost their homes and are staying at internet cafes, and people seeking help from the street. I was contacted.
At the food bank, for five days, the staff packed about one week's worth of rice, canned food, cup noodles, and other food boxes according to the number and age of the recipients.
Naoko Takahashi of the NPO "Food Bank Tohoku AGAIN" said, "There are many people who courageously contact me when I can not do my best anymore, and when I go directly to the report, some people cry and collapse, so the situation is urgent. If you have food in your home, I would appreciate it if you would donate it."