Number of children using Hackney Foodbank doubles in two years – as charity urges government to act
Food bank’s CEO calls on Whitehall to ensure Universal Credit is keeping up with living costs
Food bank’s CEO calls on Whitehall to ensure Universal Credit is keeping up with living costs
The charity will use the National Lottery funding to provide supermarket vouchers
The number of children and over-65s needing the charity’s help has jumped drastically in the last year
An estimated 55 per cent of eligible local families have not applied to the Healthy Start scheme
‘Ten pounds can fund lunch for one child for a week,’ says CEO Pat Fitzsimons
Charity appeals for improved maternity pay, benefits, and childcare costs on day of recognition for women’s achievements
Pat Fitzsimons urges anyone organising or attending a coronation event on 6 May to fund meals for children during summer half-term
The charity is expecting to spend £125k on food this year – a figure that has risen from just £2k in 2017
‘When even working people can’t afford to heat their homes or buy food, you know the system is very broken,’ says Foodbank boss
Volunteers at the charity are ‘worried’, with food donations falling away despite demand doubling
The local charity hopes to give out £25k in grants to organisations helping residents through the crisis