Certainly people may be reluctant to visit grocery stores or senior centers because of covid and school lunch programs may be unavailable when schools are closed.

However, there is also a general economic crisis due to people losing their employment or business income due to the pandemic and lockdowns. People whose income has suddenly been lowered have trouble affording all sorts of basic necessities: food, clothing, household supplies, rent, utilities, health care...

Unemployment insurance can help but it may not be enough. Rent has been mitigated somewhat due to anti-eviction policies but those will expire eventually and the rent will come due.