As relief hits households, Allred said, fewer families tap into the Food Bank’s emergency help, and the organization can track the relationship between adequate support and family stability. But “when those programs go away, it shows an increase in need for charitable services.”

Children are particularly at risk in the summer, Allred said, and she said some programs and benefits will soon sunset or expire: “We absolutely anticipate that families are approaching a benefits cliff. Some of that they’re already experiencing. And that need for emergency services will increase as those other supports go away.”