Jeff Bezos announced on Thursday that he gave $100 million to Feeding America for the Covid-19 Response Fund, which supports the work carried out by 200 food banks. It is the largest gift the 41-year-old anti-hunger organization has ever received and one of the biggest commitments made by an individual donor to a coronavirus relief effort.
Bezos also urged others to make a gift to help food banks do more as demand for aid rises.
“Even in ordinary times, food insecurity in American households is an important problem, and unfortunately Covid-19 is amplifying that stress significantly,” wrote Bezos in an Instagram post announcing the donation. “Nonprofit food banks and food pantries rely in large part on surplus food from a range of food businesses, 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."
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