Food Basket serving record number of people through Ohana Food Drops

The Food Basket-Hawaii Island’s Food Bank reported record numbers of people in line for Ohana Food Drops after experiencing a spike in demand at its locations in Volcano, Kailua-Kona and Pahoa the week before Thanksgiving.

“I think the holidays do have something to do with our increase in numbers,” said Kristin Frost Albrecht, executive director of The Food Basket. “But we are also seeing unemployment and (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act) money beginning to dwindle, which could be a massive factor.”