So far this year food banks in Michigan have seen a 30 percent increase in demand. One food pantry in Mid-Michigan thinks that number could go up with the proposed budget cuts.
CMU Public Radio's John Ketchum has more.
The projected cuts from the senate would shave off more than three quarters of the funds food banks receive from the state.
Marty Mantee is the Director of the Father Fred Foundation, a food pantry in Traverse City. She says although they do not receive state funding, the cuts could mean more people coming to their door for food.
"We are certainly most upset to hear about this. We deal with hundreds of hungry people everyday who come in to receive the bounty of donations from our community that give to the food pantry here and we just turn around and pass those out to people in need. There's just a lot of hidden hunger and it won't be so hidden anymore."
The fate of food banks across the state will possibly be determined in a few weeks when the budget deadline line comes.
