Hunger relief advocates visited Congress today and painted a bleak picture of a country struggling to meet an increased need for food assistance at a time of high unemployment.
Soup kitchen workers are seeing new faces in line and charities are taking more calls for help as the recession makes for a less-than-bountiful Thanksgiving.
Candy Hill of Catholic Charities USA said local agencies are getting more requests from first-time clients.
She says the Catholic Charities office in Youngstown, Ohio, is getting 70 calls a day for help with food and utilities - up from100 a month last year.
Charities and nonprofit groups called on lawmakers to give people tax incentives to donate to charities, expand federal nutrition programs and spend more on programs to help people prepare for work.
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