We don’t get it.

Yes, we understand there is a pandemic going on and many workers have been furloughed or sent home to help stop the spread of COVID-19.

But we don’t understand why Damon E. Duncan, the short-timer CEO of the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority, would stop the fresh food and grocery distribution program to the city’s public housing neighborhoods by Feed More, the area’s main food bank, at a time when people need help the most.

About 8,000 people live in the city’s six public housing communities. That includes thousands of children who now are at home because the coronavirus has forced the shutdown of schools statewide for the remainder of the academic year.

While Richmond Public Schools offers “grab and go” breakfast and lunch Monday through Friday at public housing community rental offices, families likely need more than the bags of sandwiches to get through the week.

At least two of the six complexes are located in what are classified as “food deserts,” with the nearest grocery store more than a mile away.

And with many people out of work, why in the world would fresh food be cut off now — in the middle of a pandemic — to some of the most vulnerable communities in the city?

According to Virginia Public Media, an RRHA spokesperson stated that the reason for stopping the food distribution was the lack of an adequate number of volunteers and staff as well as a lack of personal protective equipment to keep volunteers and staff safe.

But the same spokesperson told the Richmond Free Press that the food distribution was canceled because the Feed More food deliverers were not wearing masks and other protective gear or adhering to social distancing guidelines.

This is not the time to quibble over different versions as to why the program was stopped. This is the time for all hands to be in problem-solving mode.

If RRHA is shorthanded, it should put out a call for volunteers to step up to keep the food program going. It is likely a sufficient number can be found among RRHA residents.

If the problem is a lack of protective equipment for either RRHA or Feed More, a call should go out for donations of masks, gloves and other equipment.

And if the problem is a lack of social distancing on the part of the Feed More staff, communication between RRHA and Feed More leadership could very well address that issue.

True, there are numerous problems to be addressed during these times, but they cannot be addressed by throwing up our hands and giving up. The RRHA leadership is paid to problem solve, and it is time for them to step up and earn their salaries.

RRHA residents need Feed More’s food and RRHA needs to find a way to make that happen.