In the News ... GUEST VIEW: "Food banks and the census"

• "For the West Texas Food Bank, an undercount puts millions of dollars of funding at risk over the next decade"

Libby Campbell Executive Director, West Texas Food Bank, Contributor
• Midland Reporter-Telegram

Photo by Rafael Aguilera

MIDLAND/ODESSA, TEXAS - You’ve heard their stories - people suddenly finding themselves struggling to put food on the table, never imagining their family would be in this situation.

You’ve seen the photos and videos - lines of cars snaking up and down a parking lot, like a Friday night football game just let out.

You’ve watched as the West Texas Food Bank team and National Guard spent countless hours loading and distributing boxes of food so kids don’t go hungry.

Almost overnight, food banks across the country found themselves at the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic, overwhelmed by sudden need ...

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