A food bank which provides thousands of free meals to struggling families each week said it had been forced to make most of its staff redundant due to a funding shortage. King's Foodbank, which operates out of King’s Church in Darlington and is funded by donations,

Workers at local food banks are growing concerned due to what they say is a cut in government funding. That cut could lead to less food being given to people in need. Channel 9 reporter Ken Lemon spoke with those workers who said they are bracing for a drop in food at a time when the need is only getting greater.

The food bank doesn’t receive federal funding, but Broeker worries local grants will dry up. And as food prices rise, the food bank is seeing more people show up in need — but those rising prices also mean it is able to purchase less food to give away, and people are donating less.