>>> IF THERE IS ONE IMAGE THAT
>>> IF THERE IS ONE IMAGE THAT CAN CLEARLY SHOW US HOW THIS
CAN CLEARLY SHOW US HOW THIS HEALTH CARE CRISIS HAS BECOME AN
HEALTH CARE CRISIS HAS BECOME AN ECONOMIC CRISIS IN THIS COUNTRY,
ECONOMIC CRISIS IN THIS COUNTRY, IT IS THIS RIGHT HERE.
IT IS THIS RIGHT HERE. THE PITTSBURGH GAZETTE CAPTURED
THE PITTSBURGH GAZETTE CAPTURED VIDEO OF HUNDREDS OF CARS LINING
VIDEO OF HUNDREDS OF CARS LINING UP FOR THE GREATER PITTSBURGH
UP FOR THE GREATER PITTSBURGH FOOD BANK BEFORE IT OPENED
FOOD BANK BEFORE IT OPENED YESTERDAY.
YESTERDAY. SOME WAITED FIVE HOURS, AS
SOME WAITED FIVE HOURS, AS VOLUNTEERS DISTRIBUTED EMERGENCY
VOLUNTEERS DISTRIBUTED EMERGENCY SUPPLIES TO 1,500 FAMILIES.
SUPPLIES TO 1,500 FAMILIES. AND THEN THEY RAN OUT.
AND THEN THEY RAN OUT. JOINING ME NOW, THE CEO OF THE
JOINING ME NOW, THE CEO OF THE GREATER PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY
GREATER PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY FOOD BANK, LISA SCALES.
FOOD BANK, LISA SCALES. LISA, I IMAGINE YOU’VE NEVER
LISA, I IMAGINE YOU’VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS.
SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS. >> WE HAVE NOT.
>> WE HAVE NOT. THIS IS CERTAINLY UNPRECEDENTED,
THIS IS CERTAINLY UNPRECEDENTED, KATY.
KATY. KATY.
KATY. >> HOW WILL YOU MEET THE DEMAND.
>> HOW WILL YOU MEET THE DEMAND. >> WELL, WE HAVE DEVELOPED NEW
>> WELL, WE HAVE DEVELOPED NEW AND DIFFERENT WAYS TO GET
AND DIFFERENT WAYS TO GET THROUGH TO PEOPLE.
THROUGH TO PEOPLE. AND YOU JUST SAW AN EXAMPLE ON
AND YOU JUST SAW AN EXAMPLE ON THE SCREEN OF ONE OF OUR NEW
THE SCREEN OF ONE OF OUR NEW NO-TOUCH DRIVE-UP DISTRIBUTIONS.
NO-TOUCH DRIVE-UP DISTRIBUTIONS. AND THAT’S ONE OF THE WAYS THAT
AND THAT’S ONE OF THE WAYS THAT WE’RE MEETING THE DEMAND.
WE’RE MEETING THE DEMAND. WE’RE SERVING A THOUSAND CARS AT
WE’RE SERVING A THOUSAND CARS AT A TIME.
A TIME. WE’RE DOING THESE LARGE-SCALE
WE’RE DOING THESE LARGE-SCALE COMMUNITY REDISTRIBUTIONS AND
COMMUNITY REDISTRIBUTIONS AND WE’RE SERVING MANY PEOPLE WHO
WE’RE SERVING MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE NEWLY UNEMPLOYED.
ARE NEWLY UNEMPLOYED. >> WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE ARE
>> WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE ARE LINING UP?
LINING UP? >> MANY OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE
>> MANY OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE LINING UP HAVE RECENTLY LOST
LINING UP HAVE RECENTLY LOST THEIR JOB.
THEIR JOB. THEY’RE FRIGHTENED.
THEY’RE FRIGHTENED. THEY’RE NOT SURE THAT THEY WILL
THEY’RE NOT SURE THAT THEY WILL HAVE ENOUGH FOOD TO FEED
HAVE ENOUGH FOOD TO FEED THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES.
THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES. THERE’S A LOT OF CONCERN IN THE
THERE’S A LOT OF CONCERN IN THE COMMUNITY ABOUT HAVING ENOUGH
COMMUNITY ABOUT HAVING ENOUGH FOOD.
FOOD. FOOD.
FOOD. >> ARE THESE PEOPLE THAT HAVE
>> ARE THESE PEOPLE THAT HAVE JUST LOST THEIR JOBS -- I MEAN,
JUST LOST THEIR JOBS -- I MEAN, I GUESS THE ANSWER TO THAT
I GUESS THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION IS "YES," BECAUSE THESE
QUESTION IS "YES," BECAUSE THESE LINES WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SO
LINES WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SO LONG.
LONG. ARE THEY PEOPLE WHO ARE -- WERE
ARE THEY PEOPLE WHO ARE -- WERE LIVING PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK, ARE
LIVING PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK, ARE THEY FILING FOR UNEMPLOYMENT?
THEY FILING FOR UNEMPLOYMENT? ARE YOU HEARING ANY OF THE
ARE YOU HEARING ANY OF THE STORIES?
STORIES? >> YES, PENNSYLVANIA HAS ONE OF
>> YES, PENNSYLVANIA HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST RATES OF
THE HIGHEST RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE COUNTRY, SO
UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE COUNTRY, SO MANY OF THEM ARE LIVING PAYCHECK
MANY OF THEM ARE LIVING PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK.
TO PAYCHECK. I SPOKE RECENTLY WITH A WOMAN
I SPOKE RECENTLY WITH A WOMAN WHO WORKED FOR A FLORIST.
WHO WORKED FOR A FLORIST. WE’VE SEEN PEOPLE WHO WORK AT
WE’VE SEEN PEOPLE WHO WORK AT FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS, BUT THERE
FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS, BUT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO HAD A DECENT
ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO HAD A DECENT INCOME.
INCOME. AND THEY’VE NEVER EXPERIENCED
AND THEY’VE NEVER EXPERIENCED HAVING TO GO TO A FOOD BANK FOR
HAVING TO GO TO A FOOD BANK FOR FOOD.
FOOD. SO THIS IS CERTAINLY NEW FOR
SO THIS IS CERTAINLY NEW FOR THEM.
THEM. >> HOW DO PEOPLE HELP, THE ONES
>> HOW DO PEOPLE HELP, THE ONES THAT ARE GOING TO WATCH THIS AND
THAT ARE GOING TO WATCH THIS AND THEY’RE GOING TO SEE THIS LINE
THEY’RE GOING TO SEE THIS LINE AND SAY, I NEED TO HOLD A FOOD
AND SAY, I NEED TO HOLD A FOOD DRIVE.
DRIVE. OR I’VE GOT TO SEND THIS FOOD
OR I’VE GOT TO SEND THIS FOOD BANK, ALL THE CANNED GOODS THAT
BANK, ALL THE CANNED GOODS THAT I CAN FIND AT MY GROCERY STORE.
I CAN FIND AT MY GROCERY STORE. YOU PUT A PAUSE ON FOOD DRIVES.
YOU PUT A PAUSE ON FOOD DRIVES. EXPLAIN THE BEST WAY FOR PEOPLE
EXPLAIN THE BEST WAY FOR PEOPLE TO HELP FEIF THEY WANT TO GET
TO HELP FEIF THEY WANT TO GET INVOLVED?
INVOLVED? >> WE CANNOT ENSURE THE SAFETY
>> WE CANNOT ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE FOOD PRODUCT THAT’S
OF THE FOOD PRODUCT THAT’S COMING TO US FROM A FOOD DRIVE.
COMING TO US FROM A FOOD DRIVE. PLUS, THE PROCESS OF COLLECTING
PLUS, THE PROCESS OF COLLECTING FOOD IS COMMUNITY MEMBERS COMING
FOOD IS COMMUNITY MEMBERS COMING TOGETHER TO PUT FOOD IN BARRELS.
TOGETHER TO PUT FOOD IN BARRELS. AND PEOPLE HERE IN PENNSYLVANIA
AND PEOPLE HERE IN PENNSYLVANIA ARE BEING ENCOURAGED TO SHELTER
ARE BEING ENCOURAGED TO SHELTER IN PLACE.
IN PLACE. SO WE DON’T WANT TO ENCOURAGE
SO WE DON’T WANT TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO GOING
PEOPLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO GOING OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY.
OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY. SO WE HAVE PUT A PAUSE ON THAT.
SO WE HAVE PUT A PAUSE ON THAT. WHAT WE’VE DONE INSTEAD IS THAT
WHAT WE’VE DONE INSTEAD IS THAT WE’RE MAKING LARGE PURCHASES,
WE’RE MAKING LARGE PURCHASES, WE’RE PURCHASING FOOD BY THE
WE’RE PURCHASING FOOD BY THE TRACTOR-TRAILER LOAD.
TRACTOR-TRAILER LOAD. MANY OF THOSE ARE SHELF STABLE
MANY OF THOSE ARE SHELF STABLE ITEMS LIKE TUNA FISH, PEANUT
ITEMS LIKE TUNA FISH, PEANUT BUTTER, PASTA, PASTA SAUCE.
BUTTER, PASTA, PASTA SAUCE. >> LISA SCALES, THANK YOU SO
>> LISA SCALES, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU’RE DOING AND
MUCH FOR WHAT YOU’RE DOING AND FOR GETTING FOOD OUT TO PEOPLE
FOR GETTING FOOD OUT TO PEOPLE WHO NEED IT.
WHO NEED IT. WE APPRECIATE IT HERE AND I AND
WE APPRECIATE IT HERE AND I AND PROBABLY NOT HALF AS MUCH AS THE
