News
7 Oct 21
October 2021 Harvest Appeal
Can you help us with our 2021 Harvest Appeal? We are grateful for any donation of in-date, non-perishable foods, toiletries & toilet rolls but at the moment we have plenty of Pasta, Soup, Beans & Cereals. Donations can be dropped on a Tuesday or Saturday morning at the Methodist Church, College Street Brurnham On Sea […]
7 Oct 21
Increased Use
2,749 local people supported with emergency food in last year, Highbridge Area Foodbank reveals Highbridge Area Foodbank supported 2,749 local people with three day emergency food parcels between April 2020 to March 2021. The local food bank’s figures feed into a larger national picture with a record increase in food bank use across the UK […]
8 Dec 15
Why Would a Mum Doing a Business Degree Find Herself Begging on the Streets This Winter?
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
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
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, […]
1 May 15
Trussell Trust foodbanks gave out over one million three day emergency food supplies to UK people in crisis in 2014/15.
Benefit delays, low income and benefit changes are the primary reasons why people are currently being referred to foodbanks for emergency food. About Our Statistics The Trussell Trust statistics are a measure of volume – they show the number of people to whom The Trussell Trust foodbanks have given three days’ emergency food. These are […]