Three days a week, a line forms on the basement floor of San Francisco State University where students show up for a pop-up food pantry.
"We help at least 300 to 400 a week, but we are still getting an influx of students asking how they can sign up," said Tatiana Ramos, who is the interim-Senior Director of Productions who help operate the pantry, along with a team of student volunteers."One of the things this educated me on, was don't assume you know what hunger looks like," Montgomery told KPIX 5."We all think college students are fine, I assumed the students in the dorms were fine.
"I got some bread, a cabbage, some potatoes, some milk and few snacks," said Tam."Just some basic stuff, will help me get through the week.""In Germany, it is really cheap to buy food, and here it is very expensive," said Barth."We were shocked when we went to the supermarket the first time, and it was so expensive."
"So, it is not just about giving the food, it is about giving quality food, provide nourishable energy for your brain," said Montgomery."Our hope here, is that we also become that stop gap so you don't actually have to go to the San Francisco Marin Food Bank, that you can stop here, so we don't have to help you later on."
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