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A volunteer fills up a vehicle with food boxes at the St. Mary’s Food Bank Wednesday, June 29,
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Long lines are back at U.S. food banks page 7

as inflation hits high
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By ANITA SNOW and EU- age cost nationwide briefly that went around the block
GENE GARCIA hitting $5 a gallon in June. one recent day outside St. Sterilisami helps the
PHOENIX (AP) — Long lines Rapidly rising rents and an Mary’s Food Bank in Phoe-
are back at food banks end to federal COVID-19 nix. John said her family image of Aruba
around the U.S. as working relief have also taken a fi- had never visited a food
Americans overwhelmed nancial toll. bank before because her
by inflation turn to hand- The food banks, which had husband had easily sup-
outs to help feed their fami- started to see some relief ported her and their four
lies. as people returned to work children with his construc-
With gas prices soaring after pandemic shutdowns, tion work.
along with grocery costs, are struggling to meet the “But it’s really impossible to
many people are seeking latest need even as federal get by now without some
charitable food for the first programs provide less food help,” said John, who
time, and more are arriving to distribute, grocery store traveled with a neighbor
on foot. donations wane and cash to share gas costs as they
Inflation in the U.S. is at a gifts don’t go nearly as far. idled under a scorching
40-year high and gas pric- Tomasina John was among desert sun. “The prices are
es have been surging since hundreds of families lined way too high.”
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