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1 big thing

Food banks are feeling the squeeze

1 big thing

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4.02K Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2022

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Inflation is now at 7.9 percent and has been causing financial hardship for millions of American families for months. But it's getting harder for food banks to get the staples they need in order to help. Plus, a historic release from the US oil reserve. And, how Wordle is bringing families together. Guests: Axios’ Torey Van Oot, Jason Clayworth, Taylor Allen, and Stephen Totilo. Credits: Axios Today is produced by Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Julia Redpath, Alexandra Botti, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Alex Sugiura, Sabeena Singhani, and Lydia McMullen-Laird. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at podcasts@axios.com. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893. Go deeper: Neighbors in need: Inflation squeezes Minnesota food banks Dashboard: Russian invasion of Ukraine Wordle used to have a much harder wordlist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:34.4

Good morning.

0:35.4

Welcome to Axios today.

0:36.6

It's Friday, April 1st, Ramadan Mubarak to those observing.

0:40.8

I'm Nyla Boudou.

0:41.8

Today, a historic release from the U.S. oil reserve, plus how a word game is bringing

0:47.6

families closer together.

0:49.1

But first, food banks are feeling the squeeze.

0:52.8

That's today's one big thing.

1:01.2

Inflation is now at 7.9%.

1:04.6

That's a February, our most recent data, but we know it's been causing financial hardship

1:09.1

for millions of American families for months.

1:12.1

In the first two weeks of March, 20% of adults living in households with children said they

1:16.5

did not have enough to eat.

1:18.5

That's according to the Census Household Pulse Survey.

1:21.3

In early February, that number was just at 13%.

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