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6 Jan 25
2024
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THANK YOU from everyone at the Loughborough Area Foodbank! In 2024 you donated 18.5 tonnes of food and essential items. Your generosity enabled us to support 6628 people who were struggling to make ends meet. Together we fed 3056 children and 3572 adults. 2024 has been a difficult year for many of us. We’ve seen […]
26 Nov 24
“More than 1.42 million emergency food parcels distributed in the past six months”
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“Food banks in the Trussel Trust Community gave out just over 1,428,000 emergency food parcels across the UK between April and September this year. This includes 508,000 parcels provided for children facing hunger across the UK.” To see all the details please visit the Trussel Trust website: https://www.trussell.org.uk/news-and-research/news/more-than-1.42-million-emergency-food-parcels-distributed-in-past-six-months
1 Sep 20
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
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Following careful consideration we now believe it’s the right time to return to a collection only service from 1st September. The foodbank is still operating in the normal way by referral so if you do not have a voucher or voucher code please contact your referral agency directly before getting in touch with us. If […]
21 Dec 17
Food banks in 2017: Change is Possible
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Read the new report Emergency Use Only II Three years ago, CPAG and the Trussell Trust were among the organisations who published Emergency Use Only, one of the first pieces of research to shed light on the drivers of the enormous increases in food bank use that we have seen this decade. We found that the […]
15 Jun 17
UK foodbank use continues to rise
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UK foodbank use continues to rise as new report highlights growing impact of Universal Credit rollout on foodbanks. Over 1,182,000 three day emergency food supplies given to people in crisis in past year – 436,000 to children New report on Universal Credit reveals adverse side effects on people claiming and foodbanks providing help The Trussell […]
1 Dec 16
Almost half of people referred to foodbanks at risk of going cold as well as hungry this winter
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New data from charity’s Fuel Bank scheme suggests families on pre-payment meters face cold and hunger this winter Foodbanks face busiest winter as new data suggests half of all people needing support from foodbanks are on pre-pay meters Schemes like Fuel Banks getting immediate help to people in crisis However, survey of 410+ foodbanks suggests […]
23 Dec 15
6 Unexpected Things Foodbanks Need
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A visit to the food bank isn’t exactly a traditional Christmas activity, but one UK charity is asking for a little extra help this month, when demand is at its highest and families are choosing between eating and heating.
8 Dec 15
Why Would a Mum Doing a Business Degree Find Herself Begging on the Streets This Winter?
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With Christmas approaching, Michele from Brent Foodbank shares how she’s helping to make the festive season special for those struggling. “For the past few days I haven’t been to the street begging for money to buy food for me and my baby…” This was what a mother at Brent Foodbank told us recently. She was […]
1 Dec 15
Emergency Budget gets the food poverty test
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David McAuley, Chief Executive of The Trussell Trust said: “We have two simple tests for the budget being delivered today. Firstly, what does it do to reduce the number of people in poverty and hunger? Secondly, what does it do to ensure the Government is supporting the work of charities and social enterprise in taking […]
21 Oct 15
Listening to the lives behind the foodbank statistics
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MPs and peers discussed tackling UK poverty. The Trussell Trust, along with dozens of representatives from its UK network of foodbanks, were in parliament yesterday speaking with MPs and Peers about the work they do to combat hunger and poverty. Hosting the event, Chris White MP commended the varied work of the Trussell Trust’s foodbanks, […]