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This June, we’re fundraising for the Trussell Trust, supporting those who need emergency food and those locked in poverty

Supporting more than 1,200 food bank centres in the UK to provide a minimum of three days’ nutritionally-balanced emergency food to people who have been referred in crisis, as well as support to help people resolve the crises they face.

Supporting a nationwide network of food banks

  • Providing emergency food and support to people locked in poverty
  • Campaigning for change to end the need for food banks in the UK
  • In the UK, more than 14 million people are living in poverty – including 4.5 million children

How do Foodbanks work?

Food is Donated
Schools, churches, businesses and individuals donate non-perishable, in-date food to a food bank.
Food is Sorted & Stored
Volunteers sort food to check that it’s in date and store it ready to be given to people who are referred to food banks in crisis. More than 40,000 people give up their time to volunteer at food banks across the UK.
Professionals Identify People in Need
Food banks partner with a wide range of care professionals such as doctors, teachers, health visitors and social workers to identify people in crisis and give them a food bank voucher to access emergency food.
People Referred Receive Food
People bring their voucher to a food bank centre where it can be redeemed for three days’ emergency food. Volunteers welcome people and offer them further support to help resolve the crisis they face.

Foodbank Stigma, shame and ‘people like us’

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Foodbanks and other charitable activities are fast becoming an established part of austerity Britain.

Reports indicate that people experience stigma, fear, and embarrassment, aggravated by representations in ‘poverty porn’ television shows.

We’re helping people overcome the stigma and embarrassment by recognising that ‘other people like us’ receive food parcels too.

Food has an important role in defining people’s identities, yet the rapid growth in the number of food banks and food donation points in supermarkets and schools suggests a normalisation of food aid.

  • An estimated three million individuals are thought to be at risk of malnutrition in the UK.

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