Christian Love Link is warming up for Tukituki MP Anna Lorck's annual blanket drive.
Christian Love Link is a volunteer-run charity organisation that collects and delivers household goods, including beds, linen and furniture, to people in need across Hawke's Bay.
A team of 40 volunteers put in nearly 6000 hours each year to do the charity's work, and the organisation's operations manager, Ian Jones, said there had been a significant increase in demand.
The biggest increase has been seen in Hastings, with the organisation helping 77 families during the past three months.
"Blankets are one item that we are always getting requests for; they go out regularly," Jones said.