The price at the pump seems to jump daily and everyone is feeling the pinch including those trying to help others. As the price for a tank of gas climbs, so does the number of people needing help.

HELP charity directors say more people need their help than ever before, the problem is, donations are down, volunteers are down, and now they have less money to spend but more to buy.

HELP Charity Director Charles "Monk" Sanders delivers food boxes to homes everyday and he says, each day he has to make more deliveries because more people are asking for help.

"Everyday someone is slipping into poverty. I don't know how many people say 'I can't buy that food. I'll just have to do without. I don't have gas. We had to park our car. We had to let our insurance run out. We didn't license our vehicle because we couldn't put gas in it', I hear that everyday," Sanders said.

But he says the high gas and food prices are hurting them too. He says donations are down and they're having trouble buying enough food to help the needy. In the last six months, their weekly grocery bill increased $500 dollars and more deliveries, means more driving.

"The gas is almost as much as I had to pay for the food, so it is really putting a crunch," Sanders said.

Sanders says it costs $100 just to fill up the truck to make the deliveries.

"The biggest bill we have a month is the gas bill," said volunteer Janice Cook.

The gas is hurting more than the budget. Sanders says they're losing volunteers.

"Volunteers can't afford to get here. They just don't have the gas," Sanders said.

He says that is affecting other services they offer like home repairs but despite the problems, he says they are helping people the best they can and doing their best to make sure no one goes hungry.

Sanders says they still have emergency food boxes and says just because they are struggling, they still want people who need help to contact them and they'll do what they can.