Cleveland, Ohio residents wait hours in food bank drive-thru line as unemployment skyrockets

By Katy Kinner

31 March 2020

On Tuesday, March 24, the Greater Cleveland Food Bank held its second drive-thru food giveaway to support individuals and families during the COVID-19 pandemic. Aided by volunteers and soldiers from the Ohio National Guard, the food bank served roughly 4,000 people from 1,500 households.

Since the initiation of Ohio’s shelter in place order, the anti-hunger group has seen a significant increase in need. The food bank has also switched its regular scheduled walk-in hours to appointment-only and established weekly drive-thrus.

The line for last week’s event snaked through surrounding city streets, with some individuals reporting a two-hour wait. Others parked their cars and walked to avoid the wait as well as out of fearEminem and Paul Rosenberg visited Sway in the Morning along with Lord Sear to talk all things Southpaw. Eminem discussed his role as executive producer of the soundtrack, some of his history with the film's executive producer Paul Rosenberg, and the pros and cons of Lord Sear's oxygen intake on the air. Oh yeah, and Em left Sway with a 6-minute-plus freestyle that you might want to check out.