COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The number of people experiencing food insecurity is skyrocketing in Southern Colorado, with Care and Share Food Bank CEO and president Nate Springer saying the nonprofit has seen about 25,000 more families seek help this year than last.
Springer said people may blame this on rising food prices, but he believes other expenses are to blame as well.
Rent, utilities, phone bills, and car insurance have all gone up.
“Last year, we put about $14 million into food security across Colorado, most of which was a lot of funding from the American Rescue Plan. So we’re going from $14 million last year to $3 million statewide this year. So it’s a really big recalibration from a bumper crop to where we were pre-COVID,” Springer added.
Springer said the Care and Share distribution center is not currently experiencing food shortages, but he is asking the public to step in and donate what they can to help accommodate a surge in visitors over the summer.
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