The man behind the country's largest foodbank has been honoured for services to the community, in the Queen's Birthday list.
He's been at it for years and is now worried about a new group of people reaching out for help.
More than 132 agencies and churches use 0800 Hungry - which also delivers directly to families - with surplus supplies going to low decile schools.
Kerry Bensemann says the honour is bigger than him.
"This place doesn't function without volunteers and we've got 109 of them and they're putting in tremendous hours a week and if anything it's a reflection on them, because I can only do what I can do if they do what they do," he says.
More than 16 years on, it's still a bumpy ride, managing to stay afloat.
"We run this on a smell of an oily rag, and you'd like more funding but unfortunately you apply and you either get it or don't get it, and that's how you live day to day," he says.
Over the past couple of years, Mr Bensemann has watched a change to what he describes as the working poor needing their services.
"The ones that can't go to Work and Income and get money for this and money for that and subsidised for that, and they've got to make do with what's coming into the household, and a little bit of a blip, power bill or accident, they need to put their hand up, and that's what we're here for."
Mr Bensemann describes 0800 Hungry as his calling - like ministers and pastors are called to the church - and he hopes there's more in it yet.
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