>> THE SWINGS OR THE SLIDE. THAT’S A QUESTION KIDS SHOULD BE PONDERING. BUT MANY ARE FACED WITH TOUGHER ONES LIKE IF THEY WILL HAVE ENOUGH FOOD TO EAT THAT DAY. BUT THE GREATER PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY FOOD BANK IS MAKING SURE CHILDREN DON’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT GETTING GOOD MEALS. >> I’VE SEEN WHERE PARENTS MAKE THE CHOICE TO NOT EAT AND LET THEIR CHILDREN EAT. >> KAREN DREYER AT THE GREATER PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY FOOD BANK SAYS, THAT’S REALITY FOR MANY FAMILIES IN THE PITTSBURGH AREA. >> WHEN YOUR HOME AND THERE ISN’T FOOD IN THE CUPBOARD AND YOU’RE FACING LITTLE PEOPLE WH ARE HUNGRY AND SAYING MOM CAN I HAVE A SNACK? AND YOU’RE HAVING TO THINK ABOUT, CAN THEY? IF I GIVE THEM THIS SNACK MAYBE THEY WON’T HAVE SOMETHING TOMORROW. >> THE FOOD BANK TACKLES CHILDHOOD HUNGER BY MAKING DONATIONS TO PLACES LIKE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND CHURCHES. DREYER SAYS, THE FOOD BANK DEPENDS ON THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY TO PITCH IN ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. >> I KNEW THAT THERE WOULD BE ENOUGH THAT PEOPLE WOULD SAY WE WILL NOT LET OUR KIDS GO HUNGRY, SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA WI NOT DO THAT. SO I KNEW PEOPLE WOULD STEP UP AND THEY DID AND I KNEW THAT THERE WOULD BE A WAY BECAUSE EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS HOW MUCH KIDS NEED FOOD. >> SHE SAYS WHEN KIDS DON’T GET PROPER NUTRITION, IT AFFECTS THEIR MINDS AND BODIES. >> AS MUCH AS ADULT BODIES HURT WHEN WE DON’T GET FOOD FOR KIDS IT’S DEVASTATING. FOR KIDS IT HAS LIFELONG IMPAC -- IMPACT, IF THEY CAN’T LEARN, IF THEY DON’T GO RIGHT, IT AFFECTS THEIR HEALTH FOR YEARS, FOR DECADES TO COME. >> CHRIS WEST WORKS FOR THE FOOD BANK TOO. HE AGREE WITH DREYER THAT GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS LIKE SNAP ARE MUCH NEEDED. SNAP STANDS FOR SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND HELPS FAMILIES BUY FOOD. BUT IT ALSO GIVES A BOOST TO THE ECONOM >> THE GREAT THING ABOUT SNAP IS THAT IT HELPS THE LOCAL GROCER. >> SNAP KEEPS PEOPLE WORKING. SNAP KEEPS STORE PEOPLE WORKING. IT KEEPS FARMERS AND FOOD PRODUCERS WORKING. IT KEEPS TRUCK DRIVERS WORKING WHO DELIVER THE FOOD TO THE STORES AND THEN IT KEEPS THE RECIPIENTS WORKING. >> DREYER SAYS THE FOOD BANK FEEDS FAMILIES FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE, WHO ARE DOING ALL THEY CAN, BUT JUST NEED SUPPORT. >> KNOWING THAT WE CAN EASE SOME OF THEIR WORRY BY MAKING SURE KIDS HAVE ENOUGH. THERE JUST AREN’T WORDS FOR IT. IT’S AMAZING. AND I’M JUST SO GRATEFUL BEING PART OF A COMMUNITY THAT DOES THAT >> WORKERS AT THE FOOD BANK SAY MANY PARENTS HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN BUYING MEDICINE OR FEEDING THEIR KIDS. THAT’S WHY DONATIONS ARE SO CHANDI CHAPMAN, PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS KELLY: A REMINDER AS THIS WEEK OF GIVING CONTINUES YOU CAN HELP TOO. THERE ARE TWO WAYS YOU CAN DONATE, TEXT 4-HUNGER, TO 50155. OR YOU CAN GIVE ONLI