Feeding Houston's hungry: 1M pounds of food daily for needy
Pallets of various foods are stacked on shelves in the extensive warehouse at the Houston Food Bank Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, in Houston. It's the largest U.S. food bank and national food bank leaders say they don't see an end in sight to the demand. On some days, the hundreds of sites supplied by the country's largest food bank collectively get 1 million pounds. Before the coronavirus struck, the group's average daily distribution was 450,000 pounds (184,000 kilograms), said Houston Food Bank President Brian Greene. Fitzgerald said the nation's food banks have enough food to meet U.S. demand for now, but said distributors โare concerned about the futureโ as winter approaches.