El dueño de Amazon, Jeff Bezos, destinó cien millones de dólares para ser destinados a la lucha contra la pandemia de coronavirus por medio de bancos de alimentos en Estados Unidos (EEUU).

“Incluso en tiempos normales, la inseguridad alimentaria en los hogares estadounidenses es un problema importante, y desafortunadamente COVID-19 está amplificando ese estrés significativamente. Millones de estadounidenses están recurriendo a los bancos de alimentos durante este tiempo”, escribió el multimillonario en su cuenta de Instagram.

 

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Even in ordinary times, food insecurity in American households is an important problem, and unfortunately COVID-19 is amplifying that stress significantly. Non-profit food banks and food pantries rely in large part on surplus food from a range of food businesses. For example, many restaurants donate excess food. But during this time of social distancing, restaurants are closed, and many other normal channels of excess food have also shut down. To make matters worse, as supply is dwindling, demand for food bank services is going up.⁣ ⁣ Today, I want to support those on the front lines at our nation’s food banks and those who are relying on them for food with a $100 million gift to @FeedingAmerica. Feeding America will quickly distribute the funds to their national network of food banks and food pantries, getting food to those countless families who need it.⁣ ⁣ Feeding America is the largest non-profit focused on food security. Millions of Americans are turning to food banks during this time. If you want to help, the link to Feeding America is in my bio. They’d be excited and grateful for donations of any size.

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