LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Food banks in the Louisville area are trying to keep up with increasing demand from the community as the holiday season approaches.
“We’re seeing unprecedented need right now,” said Linette Lowe, with Central Louisville Community Ministries (CLCM).
CLCM partners with the Calvary Episcopal Church’s pantry downtown, which Lowe said served more than 1,800 in October.
“The need has doubled, and some days even tripled, what our sort of pre-COVID normal would have been,” she said.
Food banks and pantries across Louisville are noticing a similar trend as inflation and increased cost of living take a toll on families.
“Need doesn’t discriminate,” said Kelly Hutchinson, director of development for the Salvation Army of Louisville. “Many families are living paycheck to paycheck, and it’s just one unexpected event that can tip a family over into crisis.”
With Thanksgiving coming up in just over two weeks, many of these …