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National 211 hotline calls for food assistance quadrupled in a matter of days, a magnitude typically seen during disasters

Between January and mid-October 2025, calls to local 211 helplines from people seeking food pantries in their community held steady at nearly 1,000 calls per day. Over the next several days, calls to ...
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National 211 hotline calls for food assistance quadrupled in a matter of days, a magnitude typically seen during disasters

Sharp spikes in calls for food assistance are rare outside of natural disasters. AP Photo/Eric Gay Matthew W. Kreuter, Washington University in St. Louis and Rachel Garg, Washington University in St.
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National 211 hotline calls for food assistance quadrupled in a matter of days, a magnitude typically seen during disasters

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National 211 hotline calls for food assistance quadrupled in a matter of days, a magnitude typically seen during disasters

This is not the first time data collected through 211 hotlines has detected early signs of trouble for some Americans. Just weeks ago, we found that calls from people seeking assistance making car ...