Pike County Ohio is a small county when compared to most. There are 25,000 people and 8,900 households in Pike County. People assume that in America in 2005 that most Americans live pretty well and do not have to worry about having the necessities of life. Such as food on the table, medicine, gas to go to work or heat in the winter, but this assumption is wrong as anyone who works or volunteers at Pike County Community Action Committee will tell you.
I called and talked to Annya Thompson she has been working for C.A.C for over 19 years. She does so much to try and help the needy families in Pike County. She told me "The need for the assistance programs they offer is becoming greater each year, and the funding that is available isn't even close to covering the needs. Some programs get no goverment grants at all."
The Community Action Committee Social Services Department in Pike County Ohio helps Pike County Families with food, housing, gas, and medicine. In the past year alone C.A.C has seen the need for food alone rise by 100%. They are helping on average 430-565 family's a month. The funds to cover the expense comes from employee donations, Fema and The Run for Shelter fund raiser typically held the 3rd week of July each year.
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