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Coronavirus Brings Hunger Crisis for Latinos in Queens
Javier Castaño for QueensLatino |
Queues of Latino residents waited recently outside a community center in Corona to collect food and fruit. The line extended for two blocks.
Queues of Latino residents waited recently outside a community center in Corona to collect food and fruit. The line extended for two blocks.
But the number of SNAP participants in the city keeps falling. That could reflect good news about the economy, the impact of federal benefit cuts or the persistence at the city level of obstacles to families getting the help they need.