NASHVILLE, Tenn.- The Nashville Rescue Mission needs food donations to offset the agency's dwindling food supply. The agency depends heavily on donations, but there are not enough of them.
For the time, the shelter may have to go out and buy the food themselves to ensure that hundreds of people are regularly fed.
But the money used to buy food would be taken from other needs.
The Christian organization offers food, clothing and shelter to the homeless and recovery programs to people battling different problems.
"We got a lot of people we have to feed," said Frank Kuntz, director of operations.
The food has been diminishing day by day.
About 1,300 meals are served every day.
The lack of food is something the shelter has never worried about before until now.
"This is Tuesday and this," Kuntz said, pointing to an area of a pantry, "will be gone by Thursday."
Food donations are generally low during the summer months.
"Every time people think of charity, they think money, money, give me, give me, give me and if you really look at us, we're helping those who are hungry," Kuntz said.
