The Tafel in Germany see themselves at the limit. On a nationwide average, 50 percent more people came to the free food distribution last year, said the chairman of the Federal Association of Food Banks, Jochen Brühl, to the newspapers of the Bayern media group.
“The panels are currently supporting around two million people, more than ever before in our 30-year history.” The helpers are “mentally and physically at the limit”.
Brühl called for a new policy for people affected by poverty. “It’s not a solution that everyone comes to the panels,” he said. “We can’t absorb what the state can’t manage.” People living in poverty must be supported quickly, directly and in a crisis-proof manner. “There is enough there, just not distributed fairly.”
According to the information, the food banks also face the problem that in many places there is a lack of food to distribute. This is due to the increased demand – but also because “supermarkets calculate differently and therefore do not have as much food left over”.
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