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Worker Sharifat Salaze delivers parcels to individuals who do not qualify for MSD support due to their visa status. These individuals often cannot afford petrol to visit food banks. The Fair Food Bank operates seven days a week, 12 hours a day, to support 70 charities. Food banks in New Zealand are experiencing a rise in demand, particularly among older people. Michelle Blauci stated that organizations are struggling financially, noting that most funding comes through private donations and community grants rather than government support. The Food Secure Communities grant provides some assistance, but organizations continue to operate with minimal resources. Blauci described the current financial state of these organizations as running on the smell of an oily rag. Government support covers approximately 5% of total operating costs for food banks in New Zealand.
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“She'll deliver them to people who don't qualify for MSD support because of their visa status and can't afford to put petrol in their cars to visit the food bed.”
“I can't afford to put petrol in my car because if I put petrol then I can't go buy the food that they are in need.”
“All of our organisations run on the smell of an oily rag and now we don't even have the smell of that oily rag.”
“Government support is less than 10% of our total operating cost. It's more like 5% and we don't even know if we'll have government support in the upcoming budget.”
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