Organizers say people started lining up along W34th Street around 3 a.m. in hopes of getting a free box of food.
HOUSTON, Texas -- Inflation is rising, and many families are still struggling with pandemic-related losses. Saturday morning, even before the sun came up, people started lining up in Northwest Houston for a food giveaway.
Organizers say people started lining up along W34th Street around 3 a.m. in hopes of getting a free box of food for the 8 a.m. distribution event. In the cold and wet weather, volunteers put food boxes in a thousand trunks. After some people waited in line for hours, the boxes had all been passed out within forty minutes.
"Since the pandemic started, we have given away thousands of pantries, but of course, now with inflation, people lost their jobs, it's even harder," said Washington.
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