Schools are out, gas prices are rising and food banks are feeling the pressure.

Kathy McCollum, the CEO and President of the Middle Georgia Community Food Bank, says food banks are typically in high demand during the summer, and her food bank has been experiencing some food supply challenges.  

“We’ve certainly seen food supply challenges over the past few months,” she said. “Thankfully, our communities have stepped up and gave us financial resources that we could use to purchase food last fall. And we’ve been able to use that money into the spring, but as the summer comes, we are seeing that the food supply is still constrained. So, we still need those funds to be able to keep purchasing food, because every day food goes out of here.”

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