Pandemic has eased, jobs are back — why are Utah food pantries still busy?
One word: inflation. How those rising prices, especially at the gas pump, are straining family budgets and forcing residents to get grocery help.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Isaac McDonald stocks shelves in the food pantry at Crossroads Urban Center in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, June 29, 2022.
Alixel Cabrera is a Report for America corps member and writes about communities on the west side of the Salt Lake Valley for The Salt Lake Tribune. She has reported on the economy, energy, food and culture for newspapers and websites in Venezuela and the U.S.