Phoenix food banks are at a record high in September, and the month isn't even over, and there’s a perfect storm making this demand even more challenging.
during unordinary times where 40 volunteers grabbing, stuffing and boxing.will bring more the next day."We lost 80% of our volunteers overnight," said Jerry Brown with the food bank.
They aren’t alone. Nationally, the amount of volunteers has dropped 10% since 2013 according to a Gallup survey.At St. Mary’s, it means the entire line that would be used every day to pack boxes is now empty. They just don’t have the volunteers at the time they’re needed most.Gallup says some are not ready to return to crowds due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but this trend has been years in the making."We have enough time.
After reaching out to other nonprofits, FOX 10 only found one that said it filled all of their volunteer spots. Many are hopeful in time though things will rebound because volunteers are needed.St. Mary's Food Bank in Phoenix is seeing a record number of families asking for help in August. "That includes the pandemic, the holidays, years when we hand out the turkeys. We're gonna surpass all of that in the month of August.
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