Nonprofits are working hard this holiday to help people and families in need.
Inflation, which has led to rising mortgage rates, gas prices and more, has had a large impact on many residents in Indiana and throughout the U.S.
Nonprofits are seeing the numbers of people in need increase at an alarming rate. Executive Director of New Hope for Families Emily Pike said her organization is seeing people in situations that were once rare but is now the new normal.
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“It’s increasingly common now, which is that families are not evicted from their homes,” Pike said. “Simply, their rent is raised, and they cannot afford it and they cannot find another place they can afford before that first lease ends.”
Executive Director of Hoosier Hills Food Bank Julio Alonso said his organization is also seeing a dramatic increase in people in need. Alonso said currently 70 percent of the agencies Hoosier Hills works with are reporting increasing numbers of families needing food.
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“Gas prices, food prices have really hit people with low incomes in a very significant way, and we are seeing pandemic-level need in terms of food distribution,” Alonso said.
With inflation continuing to be at levels not seen in four decades, nonprofits said they are in dire need of support.
