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# The Access Desert: How Covid-19 Magnifies Food Insecurity
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/movies/decibel-securing-your-vote-bipphe/extras/access-desert-how-covid-19-magnifies-food-insecurity-e01unz/
- Published: 2026-02-11T20:06:42.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-12T19:14:09.000Z
- Description: Covid-19 has exacerbated social inequities, but maybe none more than food insecurity.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Decibel: Securing Your Vote, #ZZZ_Show_167e9b95-93e6-43d7-be23-0561107e33c4, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_4651f4ee-a322-4908-adf4-cfef5e1e7884, #movie-extra

Covid-19 has exacerbated social inequities across the board, but maybe none more sharply than food insecurity. With Texans being laid off or furloughed in record numbers, the demand placed on food banks has skyrocketed. It’s also changed how a local nonprofit structures its fresh produce program.