Donations down as Feed the Need comes to a close
and last updated 2021-07-28 20:25:24-04
CENTRAL TEXAS â 25 News Feed the Need food drive comes to a close on Friday, which means there is still time to make a donation if you have not already. The dollar amount donated this year is lagging behind last year s total, but there may be a couple reasons behind that.
Summer is usually the most difficult time of year for food pantries to keep supplies flowing. It s what the executive director of The Shepherd s Heart, Robert Gager, calls a donation drought. We re at a point right now where this is our lowest time of income, our income is the lowest, and our food donations are lower than they ve ever been, said Gager.