'Feeling the pinch' : charities struggling to meet rising demand for support services as winter hits

We see people who are longer term rough sleepers."Wayside Chapel Head of Fundraising, Carly Du Toit, says the organisation is feeling the pressure."The rising cost of things like food, the rising cost of things like crisis accommodation It's an increase in the cost of transport, as well as a record low in terms of food donations that we're actually receiving as an organisation, which basically means that we're needing to purchase more food than ever."She says the organisation relies on refrigerated transport to get food donations out to regional and remote communities, and an increase in fuel levies is directly impacting Foodbank's ability to keep these vehicles on the road.Grassroots community organisations like COS We Care in South Australia are also experiencing record demand for their services.The charity's founder Ann Cooper says the fuel crisis has added extra pressure."We're having people queuing up at 1:00 in the morning to be at the front of the line