May 29, 2022
Maria Flores, 40, sat in the third line of the Tarrant Area Food Bank’s community food distribution with her three kids.
Flores, a nursing assistant, is preparing for summertime, when her kids will be home from school.
“It’s going to be a bigger expense because the kids will be home all day, and they won’t be eating at school anymore,” Flores said in Spanish. “Things have gotten expensive. It’s all too much right now.”
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