Donations to Shelters, Pantries Down Amid Difficult Holiday Season

Michael McGlinn, the director of social services at Share Our Selves, sorts supplies at the organization’s warehouse in Costa Mesa, Calif., on Aug. 17, 2020. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

IRVINE, Calif.—As businesses permanently close and families struggle to make ends meet this holiday season, many in Orange County, California, are flocking to homeless shelters and food pantries for Thanksgiving meals.

But at the same time, some of those facilities are experiencing a decline in donations.