Foodbank
We are independent and not affiliated to The Trussell Trust
It was said by Rebecca Roberts, the Grants Manager, Trust for London that, "Prior to COVID-19 a staggering 1.5 million adults and 400,000 children in London were already facing food insecurity. As the first wave of the virus hit London in early 2020, demand on food banks and food aid projects sky-rocketed. In the six months to September 2020, food banks in the Trussell Trust network in London distributed 210,000 food packages to people in the capital; a 128% increase compared to the same period in 2019. Those shielding needed urgent access to food, and school closures impacted on children reliant on free school meals."
The Trussell Trust says colder weather heaps pressure onto people already in crisis during the winter, increasingly families unable to cover the basic costs of living such as heating bills, food and other essentials.
As we enter into a different stage of the pandemic it is clear that people are still struggling and there is a need which we at TramwayCF want to help! We don't see foodbank's as the full solution to all a persons problems and work with those who need our help in identifying what else we can do to help support them or signpost them to those we know who can help support them also.
Number of people receiving three days' worth of emergency food by Trussell Trust foodbanks in the United Kingdom from 2008/09 to 2020/21
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