LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Matt Talbot Kitchen and Outreach said they’re already seeing a big increase in people walking through their doors.

And they expect that number to climb even higher this winter.

“At times we peaked up to 220 individuals that came up per meal,” said Director of Hunger and Volunteerism, Victoria O’Neil.

That’s about double they’re used to and the line is growing longer.

Staff said they’ve been serving a surge of meals in recent weeks, far above what they normally expect.

“Not everyone’s benefits, SNAP benefits and WIC, can cover for an entire month of food for their families,” O’Neil said.

The organization serves two meals per day, lunch and dinner.

In the last week of August, Matt Talbot served more than 2,400 meals, which is a 13% increase from recent years.

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