You can't earn enough money getting paid minimum wage to pay your rent, utilities and eat.

Of all the agencies we supply to. Seventy percent of them are faith-based organizations, and 50 percent of them rely totally on volunteer support.

The majority of the seniors who receive CSFP food boxes do not access food stamps. Most of them cannot drive or walk to a pantry. That is why this is no time to cut costs on federal food programs.

The government has taken less and less of a role in food assistance. Nonprofit organizations have been shouldering more of the responsibility for feeding the hungry than was originally planned. Nonprofit organizations were meant to complement the federal assistance programs already in existence, not to be the sole supporter.

I'm used to fixing stuff. I'm not used to begging for money. It chokes me.

They'll get a badge good for unlimited free admissions until the park closes for the season. It's a money-saving program for families.