Bay Area charities are sounding the alarm on a dire situation many families are facing amid higher food prices and cuts to government benefits.
Many local nonprofits say there is no light at the end of the tunnel when it comes to trying to meet the demand for food assistance.
“The need is tremendous,” said Deborah Dorton, director of a food pantry program at True Vines Baptist Church in San Jose. “There’s a lot of people that are struggling, a lot of people that don’t have enough food. Our crowd is getting bigger and bigger and bigger.”
Damian Trujillo takes a closer look at the challenges local charities are facing to help struggling families. Watch his report in the video above.