Staff from housing provider Wulvern have donated food in a “jeans for beans” day to support the launch of Nantwich Foodbank.
Wulvern is working with the Trussell Trust and local churches to run the Foodbank at Market Street Church in Nantwich.
It was officially launched after gathering over two tonnes of food, which will be given to people in crisis who are referred by Wulvern, doctors, social workers, Citizen’s Advice Bureau, schools, Children’s Centres and other professionals.
Those families will receive a voucher which is exchanged at the Foodbank for three days of emergency food.
It works by members of the public, schools, churches and businesses donating non-perishable, in-date food such as tins of soup, tea bags or rice and it is sorted into boxes by Foodbank volunteers.
Wulvern staff brought in donations and had the chance to volunteer at the Foodbank as part of the housing association’s equality and diversity week.
Ceris Esplen, marketing and partnerships business partner, said: “Most Foodbank recipients are not homeless.
“They are low-income working families who hit crisis, people who have been made redundant or people experiencing benefits delays.
“Rising costs of food and fuel combined with static income, high unemployment and changes to Welfare Benefits means that many people are struggling to put food on the table and causing more and more to come to Foodbanks for help.
“Foodbanks help prevent crime, housing loss, family breakdown and mental health problems. A simple box of food makes a big difference so it’s great that our generous staff have helped stop local people going hungry.”
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