WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) - Many think of giving during the holiday season, but local food banks ask you to remember them in the coming weeks. There is a lot to feel good about this time of year, with organizations and individual people giving extra help. Food banks have been very busy collecting food and distributing it. Still, several say it's not over until after Christmas and even the New Year holiday. In Marion County, they say the coming weeks are when they need help more than ever. "One of the things that we see here in our community, after the holidays, is we still see a significant need for those who are short on food or have lower resources," said Jeremiah Lange, the pastor at Marion Presbyterian Church and the president of the Marion County Food Bank Board. Homeless deaths grow in Sedgwick County, data collection could be to blame With the holidays in full swing, many Kansans have stepped up to help those in need. Both the Marion County Food Bank and New Jerusalem Missions in Newton have seen a good volunteer response this year in feeding the homeless and those in need. The need will remain strong this year after the holidays. "Because people do step up on the holidays, but the need doesn't go away. Jan. 2nd, you know, it's big, and food insecurity is a thing that we've seen this year," said Penny Dugan, the director of New Jerusalem Missions. Both food banks say that after the first of the year, they will still need the basics like peanut butter, meat, and eggs and money donations to ensure they can keep the food going out the door. Dugan says they will also need people to volunteer to serve meals. Pastor Lange says he is grateful for everyone stepping up this year to make the food bank a success.