Baldwin Park Food Drive Serves 2,000 Families, Runs Out 30 Minutes Early

5 articles · Updated · KABC-TV · May 13

About 2,000 families received food at a Baldwin Park drive-through distribution Wednesday before supplies ran out roughly 30 minutes before the planned noon end, forcing organizers to turn away an unknown number of residents.
Cars wrapped around the block and some people waited at least an hour for boxes of protein, vegetables and non-perishable items at the event hosted by Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis and the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank.
Solis said rising food prices, shifting federal support and employment struggles are driving need, with one resident describing costs as "sky-high" and increasingly hard to manage.
Inflation data released Wednesday underscored that pressure: producer prices rose 1.4% in April and 6% from a year earlier, while gasoline averaged $4.51 a gallon nationwide.
More food distributions are planned in Montebello and South El Monte in the coming weeks as affordability remains a growing strain for Southern California households.

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