Gas prices have hit the highest level in four years, and with no end to the Iran war in sight, the impacts of these elevated prices will be felt for the foreseeable future. Diesel prices in particular have increased even more quickly, surging up 45% since the beginning of the war at the end of February. While the pain is hurting consumers nationwide, rising fuel costs are hitting the Food Bank of Iowa especially hard. With a truck fleet that drives 270,000 miles a year, there is little they can do to combat fuel prices. Annette Hacker, chief communications and strategy officer at the Food Bank of Iowa, said surging diesel prices are taking $5,000 out of their budget every month.
Hacker said the strain from fuel prices is made even worse by the ever-increasing need for food assistance across the state.
As a result, the need for donations has never been higher. Hacker said donations of any form are welcome, but they can make the most out of monetary donations since they can stretch a dollar much further.
For more information, visit foodbankiowa.org.
