Warrick Food Pantries Needing Support Through 2021

Just supplies -- many of our organizations say they need.

44news reporter marisa patwa is in warrick county with more on how two food pantries are fairing -- heading into the new year.

"there's families still hurting still out there so there is a big need for the monies right now -- the donations."

Like many food pantries -- the bread of life ministry in lynnville has picked up thousands of new mouths to feed this year but with four hundred fifty thousand in operating costs unless they can keep donations and grant money coming in they will struggle to keep their doors open.

"we'd have to cut back on the food supply, which means we aren't able to get food out to the agencies -- the people in need."

While the drive- thru food pantry at hemenway church in boonville is having a hard time with the increased demands of people needing food each week in just the last few months -- they have gone from serving two hundred to four hundred people each month -- but the donations have stayed the same "we have a lot of people needing their bills to be paid.

They've got their shut- off notices -- our church does try to help as best we can.

We're only limited to so much."

Having enough volunteers to help with the increased work load has also been an issue -- at bread of life -- they have gone from sixty volunteers down to twenty five over the course of one year -- with the virus taking some of their lives.

"two months ago we had it run through the building and we had one end up passing away from it.

A lot of the volunteers just don't want to come up here with the pandemic."

Hemenway is also in dire need of more people willing to help "we have very few volunteers -- we have the same ones all the time -- and you know -- they do get tired."

And with the new year -- the hope is these food pantries will get support to help feed those hungry "with 2021 coming -- the need is going to be just as great -- and the finances need to be there for that."

Reporting in warrick county marisa patwa 44news