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NGOs distribute staples to 218 organizations across the province which, in turn, make it reaches 33,500 people, about 11,000 families in need. Half of the products entering the Food Bank come from the EU food surpluses. Bureaucratic and slow Brussels to manage the surplus, which is processed by the company through public auction, cause that between January and June, the Food Bank must do without these resources.

At the cost of private aid
During this time, “we should hang out with the contribution that we make companies and private institutions, aid is erratic, less regular and more stable than the community,” said Juan Vicente transition to demo, head of the Food Bank Alicante. Situation “, which came at the greatest needs that we have lived throughout our history.”
In periods of economic boom, says Pearl, “we have been able to fix, because we paid assistance more timely, more in the short term.” With unemployment figures run “more dramatic, more serious and people need long term assistance for the longer the crisis.” Not surprisingly, these institutions will close 2010 with 2,500 tons of food were distributed, compared with 1,500 tons the previous year.

The number of beneficiaries has also increased by 45% over the previous year. Figures up, “they do not we let go of feelings of inadequacy, we did not get everything.” Associations that help Food Bank “is being inundated with requests from partners and eventually moved to our pressure.”
Situations that connects “the more people who every day come individually to ask for food.” In this case, “unfortunately, I must explain that we do not do personal delivery, conducted by the association, which controls the family records that are in a situation required.”
Juice, milk, cereal, cheese, rice … Food Bank distributes various kinds of staples.
Association of host consists of two types: those who cook these foods and give them to people in need, such as a house or kitchen, and they distribute the goods were organized in batches, for families in need.