By Ericka Cruz Guevarra, KQED News Fix
The good news is that parts of the economy may be improving. The bad news is that those improvements have lulled people into a false sense of security — even as many still struggle to make ends meet. That struggle is playing out at Bay Area food banks, where fundraising isn’t meeting demand.
Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo counties is $6 million short of its $15 million goal in a year when the food bank has actually seen a 5 to 6 percent increase in people in need.
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