LOS ANGELES—Nearly 1 million Los Angeles County households reported being food insecure during the pandemic, and among the most impacted residents were single parents, according to a report released Thursday by Los Angeles City Controller Ron Galperin for World Food Day.
According to Galperin, food banks reported serving 10 times more working and low-income families during the COVID-19 pandemic, and levels in October 2021 remain higher than they did before March 2020. The highest portion of impacted residents included people who were unemployed, single parents, and low-income minority women.
