Fig. 1: Monthly count of households served by the largest food bank on Martha’s Vineyard (data from ref. 20).

First case of COVID-19 confirmed in the Boston area February 1, 2020 and a state of emergency issued by the governor on March 10, 2020, spurring a spike in the number of households seeking food assistance on Martha’s Vineyard. This shift in the food supply chain required outside resources be delivered to the Island Food Pantry in order to meet critical demand.