Utility Bills Now Taking Smaller Bites Out Of Food Banks' Funding

In 2021, Feeding America reported that 55% more people were using food banks compared to the months before COVID-19. While numbers have decreased, they remain well above pre-pandemic levels, especially since many national food assistance programs ended last year and the cost of living continues to rise. Tens of millions of people in America still face hunger. Nonprofits fighting food insecurity locally, like Colins Food Pantry (CFP) in Atlanta, Ga., are increasingly addressing operational costs that eat into their funding to scale services and meet the staggering need.