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Donations Not Keeping Pace With Record Demand For Emergency Food Assistance
God’s Pantry Food Bank is serving more clients and agencies than ever in its 54-year history and the need is certainly not diminishing as families living on the margins struggle to pay their heating bill during winter, feed their school-aged children during the holiday break and generally live day-to-day not knowing where they will find their next meal.
God’s Pantry Food Bank is asking the community to reach out to help these people in need. Financial giving is down 11 percent from this time last year, while demand for service has increased 32 percent this year, putting the food bank at risk of disrupted service to clients.
“At this point, we have to be concerned about our ability to meet the needs of so many struggling families,” Guinn said. “The money that comes to us from donors is directly used to put food on the tables of nearly 160,000 individuals in our 50-county service area. No donation is more important than any other, and all are much-needed for these families.”
God’s Pantry Food Bank distributes food to a network of 380 member agencies, which includes food pantries, shelters, after-school programs and soup kitchens to name a few. These programs are designed to assist low-income households throughout 50 central and eastern Kentucky counties.
God’s Pantry Food Bank can distribute 4.5 meals for every $1 donated. To make a secure online donation, visit www.godspantry.org. Donations can also be made via mail to God’s Pantry Food Bank, 1685 Jaggie Fox Way, Lexington, KY, 40511 or by calling 859-255-6592.