The homeless men’s feeding program, ARISE, hit a stumbling block early in its 2012 schedule.

The group found itself with 12 days not covered with organizations to help feed the homeless men coming to the Renton Salvation Army Church, where they will spend nights in January.

ARISE members try and plan about a month in advance who will provide food for the homeless men, while where they stay the night is already designated.

“January is hard because it is the first month after Christmas,” said Sally Cummings, an organizer.

ARISE planners actually have dates through April covered, but cite the difficulty of scheduling organizations that are tied up in holiday activities.

Despite the shortfall, Cummings was hopeful about the prospect of still meeting the needs of the program.

“We’ll always find somebody, we always do,” she said.

She described the Renton community as “wonderful about responding when you ask for help.”

“There will never be a night when there isn’t food and we can use all the help that we can get,” Cummings said.

Organizations and individuals willing to provide meals for the homeless shelter and services to the ARISE program are asked to call or email Cummings at 425-228-1871 or sckat4@comcast.net.