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Published July 17, 2008 04:40 pm - The Cullman Caring For Kids food bank is low — very low. ‘At the desperation point’ - Cullman Caring For Kids food bank running on empty By Trent Moore The Cullman Times CULLMAN — By Trent Moore
trentm@cullmantimes.com The Cullman Caring For Kids food bank is low — very low. “We’re at a point where we need help,” Director Javon Daniel said. “We’re at the desperation point.” The agency ideally tries to operate with a surplus — but Daniel said they are currently on the verge of running completely out of food. “We try to keep enough to last two to three weeks, so if everything just shut down we could stay open,” he said. “But now, it seems everyday it just gets a little more desperate.” Daniel attributed various factors to the shortage of incoming donations, namely the economy. “The economy is a lot worse,” he said. “Fuel prices, gas prices, grocery prices and everything else is going up.” In addition to economic issues, Daniel said the summer months are normally a slower period as far as donations and food drives are concerned. “You’ve got people on vacation that normally donate monetarily or host food drives, but they aren’t here,” he said. “Schools also do food drives, but they’re not is session in the summer.” A rise in senior citizens using the food bank has also started taking a toll on supply. “We have a lot of seniors coming in now, because that few dollars they get per month stopped going as far as it did,” Daniel said. “Some of them are having to pick and choose — do I buy my medicine or buy food to survive?” With more people than ever streaming through the doors at Cullman Caring For Kids seeking help, Daniel said with donations taking a dive it is becoming harder and harder to help everyone. “We have more going out, but don’t have the donations coming in,” he said. “We’ve had seventeen new families in less than a week and we’re probably up to 500 families a month now. We help as many people as we can help. ” 
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