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Food banks 'in crisis' amid fears some may have to close
Paul Dickson is project manager of the Enniskillen Food bank
The manager of a food bank in County Fermanagh has said they have enough money for "two months of running costs" before they run out, while another one in West Belfast, has had to "significantly reduce" the sizes of their parcels.
According to the Trussell Trust, an anti-poverty charity, some food banks are having pay for 30-50% of the food they are supplying.
Enniskillen Foodbank said their "ongoing expenses are continuing and donations are not keeping pace" with project manager Paul Dickson describing it as it a "bleak situation".
Edel Diamond from South-West Belfast Foodbank on the Stewartstown Road said they are struggling with stock which is "really upsetting because you've got families coming to you that aren't really coping".
Enniskillen Foodbank is part of the Trussell Trust network which can provide support for another three months.
"That isn't enough to last a year," Dickson told Radio Ulster's Evening Extra programme.
"It's brilliant to get that [support from the trust] but...we need to create network of relationships locally that help make foodbanks sustainable."
He added that he noticed a drop in donations given to supermarkets but understood that things are becoming more expensive.
"Part of the Trussell ethos is that we don't believe that we should be needed, but unfortunately, we are needed at the minute and we need to be here for the people that rely on us."