With the price of everything from gas to groceries still sky-high, many Americans are struggling to make ends meet.
At a time in which more Americans are dying from obesity than malnourishment for the first time in human history, hunger is once again becoming a serious problem in West Virginia.
And Jelly Roll made Salvation Army workers in West Virginia smile with this heartfelt move.
President Joe Biden and his fellow Democrats’ trillions of dollars in socialist spending previously sent inflation to the highest recorded level in the past 40 years.
Although the rate of increase slowed down, inflation remains a major problem for Americans all across the country.
This is especially true when it comes to buying groceries.
As Breitbart reported last month, “food prices overall rose 0.4 percent in August, the biggest jump since January 2023.”
“The index for fruits and vegetables rose 0.9 percent, with fresh fruit prices jumping 2.2 percent in the month,” Breitbart added. “Grocery store prices rose 0.4 percent, also the biggest increase since January 2023.”
With food prices so high, hunger is once again becoming a real problem in the United States.
According to Feeding America, more than 47 million people in the U.S. face hunger.
Food insecurity is an issue in every county in America.
But some states have been hit harder than others by food inflation.
One of those states is West Virginia.
Feeding America reported that 266,370 people are facing hunger in West Virginia, and 73,650 of them are children.
More than one-in-five children in West Virginia live in a household that is food insecure.
But country music star Jelly Roll recently helped ease the growling stomachs of hungry people in Charleston, West Virginia.
More than 17% of Charleston’s population lives below the poverty line, which is higher than the national average of 12.5%.
On Friday, Jelly Roll put on a concert at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center.
But it was his caring gesture that put a smile on the faces of Salvation Army workers.
According to reports, Jelly Roll went out of his way after the concert to make sure that the leftover food for his crew went to feed hungry people in Charleston.
The local Salvation Army praised and thanked Jelly Roll on social media.
“Shouting THANK YOU to Jelly Roll and the non-profit Musically Fed for donating food from their catering service,” the Salvation Army wrote on Facebook. “The food will be used to pack meals to be served to our homeless clients.”
Vandy Johnson is a caseworker for the Salvation Army in Charleston.
Johnson was grateful for Jelly Roll’s donation and said it will be used to pack meals for the homeless who come to the Salvation Army for help.
“This is a great opportunity to give some of our most vulnerable clients a nice surprise meal in addition to the other food they are given,” caseworker Vandy Johnson told reporters.
This is not the only charitable work Jelly Roll does.
As a former convict, he also helps people in prison get their life back on track.
