OF COVID-19. CHANDI: BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, GREATER PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY FOOD BANK WENT FROM SEEING HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE A DAY TO THOUSANDS. CARS STARTED LINING UP RIGHT HERE AND ENDED UP A MILE AWAY DOWN HERE BY THE FOOD BANK. FOOD BANK WORKERS SAY THE STRETCH OF CARS LINED UP WAS PART OF A PLAN TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE. THIS AERIAL VIEW SHOWS MORE THAN JUST CARS LINED UP OUTSIDE THE GREATER PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY FOOD BANK IN DUQUESNE. IT ILLUSTRATES THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO DID NOT KNOW WHERE THEY WOULD GET THEIR NEXT MEAL. >> WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE WORK OF THE FOOD BANKS AND NEVER MAKE AN ASSUMPTION THAT YOU ACTUALLY KNOW NEW NEEDS HELP -- WHO NEEDS HELP. >> MARTY WHO WORKS THERE SAYS ALL THAT ARE WELCOME. >> SOME PEOPLE FEEL THAT SOME PEOPLE DESERVE IT AND SOME PEOPLE DON’T DESERVE IT. WE DON’T REALLY GET INTO THAT AT THE FOOD BANK. IF YOU NEED FOOD OR HELP, WE GIVE YOU HELL. >> AS CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER WHEN THE PANDEMIC HIT THEY SAY THE FOOD BANK HAD TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS QUICKLY. THEY SAY THE TEAM MATCHED OUT -- MAPPED OUT A PLAN FOR DISTRIBUTION EVENTS TO SAFELY GET FOOD TO THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES. >> WE GOT TOGETHER WITH SATELLITE MAPS AND SAID THIS IS HOW MANY CARS CAN FIT IN THE AREA AND THIS IS HOW WE WILL SET UP THE PALLETS. >> THE LINE OF CARS WAS PART OF A PLAN TO HANDLE INCREASING DEMAND WILL KEEPING PEOPLE SPACED OUT. >> I LOOKED AT THE LINE AND THOUGHT IT WAS WORKING. >> HE SAYS IT WAS A TEAM EFFORT TO SWITCH GEARS BECAUSE OF COVID-19. >> IT CHANGED EVERYTHING OVERNIGHT. >> HE GETS FOOD DONATED FROM FARMERS AND MANUFACTURERS TO BRING AWARE -- BUILD A WAREHOUSE. >> EVERY TIME YOU BRING IN A TRAILER LOAD OF RICE 40,000 FAMILIES ARE AFFECTED. THINK ABOUT 40,000 DINNER TABLES AND PEOPLE MAKING A MEAL OUT OF THE RICE OR THE FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. >> HE SAYS THE PANDEMIC PROMPTED MORE HEALTHY FOOD TO BE PUSHED OUT. THE FOOD BOX PROGRAM WAS ENACTED TO RISK -- IN RESPONSE TO THE CARES ACT AND COVID-19 CRISIS. >> THE USDA IS PAYING CONTRACTORS TO PUT TOGETHER BOXES OF FRESH HEALTHY FRUITS AND VEGETABLES OR MIXED MEAT PRODUCTS AND DISTRIBUTING THEM DIRECTLY TO FOOD BANKS AND DISTRIBUTION SITES. >> WORKERS SAY EATING HEALTHY CAN IMPROVE YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM AND THAT IS SO IMPORTANT DURING THE PANDEMIC. REPORTING IN DUQUESNE, CHANDI CHAPMAN. KELLY: YOUR MONEY GOES A LONG WAY AT THE FOOD BANK. THEY CAN TURN A ONE DOLLAR DONATION INTO FIVE MEALS. NO DONATION IS TOO SMALL. TEXT 4-HUNGER, TO 50155. YOU CAN THAT’S THE NUMBER 4 HUNGER.