PerryFoodDistribution
16 MAY 2020 - PERRY, IOWA: A volunteer writes the number of food boxes a client gets during a drive through Foodbank of Iowa emergency pantry at Crossroads Church in Perry. Food insecurity has skyrocketed in Iowa because of the pandemic shutdowns. The emergency pantry in Perry distributed all 200 meal boxes in less than 45 minutes. Emergency food pantry use has more than doubled in Perry since March. The Tyson pork processing plant in Perry is the community's largest employer. It had been shut down for deep cleaning because many workers in the plant tested positive for COVID-19. Since the start of the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic and resulting shutdowns, nearly 300,000 Iowans, representing 20% of the eligible workforce, have applied for unemployment benefits in Iowa. Even though the Governor has reopened the Iowa economy, the number of COVID-19 infections continues to increase. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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- Iowa in the Time of Coronavirus, Upper Midwest of the US
