A North Texas food bank distributed 600,000 pounds of food to 25,000 hungry people this past weekend.
CBS News reports thousands of cars lined up on a Dallas street, “stretching as far as the eye can see.”
Saturday’s food distribution was the “largest-ever” food giveaway according to the NTFB. Aerial footage by CBS News show several lanes of cars stretched miles down the street.
Thousands of cars lined up to collect food in Dallas, Texas, over the weekend, stretching as far as the eye can see. pic.twitter.com/xLFGOcBkPK
— CBS News (@CBSNews) November 16, 2020
CBS News interviewed residents who lost their jobs and unemployment assistance.
Samantha Woods, a Dallas resident told CBS, “I see blessings coming to us ’cause we all struggling. And I appreciate North Texas helping us out.”
Another Dallas resident, Cynthia Cutler, said, “I haven’t been working since December, can’t find a job. They cut my unemployment. It’s a real big deal.”
NTSB President Trisha Cunningham told CNN she is proud of her team “for providing some hope and care during these extraordinary times.”
She added: “It was quite a humbling scene to see so many in need.”