Hull Food Bank has been given a funding boost by McCarthy Stone Foundation to bring festive cheer to locals this Christmas.
In preparation for the holiday season, McCarthy Stone, which operates four Retirement Living developments in the East Riding of Yorkshire, has donated £500 to Hull Foodbank.
A survey finds that nearly one in 10 parents will use a food bank to feed their children within the next three months.
In other words, 1.3 million parents are expected to visit a food bank in the next three months as they struggle to cope with rising living costs, and 88% of parents reported an increase in their monthly food bill as well during this period.
Tesco Beverley’s Community Food Connection scheme has received praise from The Cherry Tree Centre manager Jo Ramsay.
Currently, The Cherry Tree Centre helps feed over 180 people in the town each week. This is partly made possible as a result of the support offered by the local Tesco store in Beverley.
East Yorkshire Foodbank says food donated to them by Tesco will have an immense impact on feeding hungry families.
Food poverty in the UK continues to grow while the impact of the Covid-19 is also having an impact. Levels of food insecurity in the UK are the highest in Europe. It is estimated that almost 2 million people in the UK access food banks.
A law firm which launched a double charity drive after setting up an Employee Forum has handed over the proceeds to the first good causes to benefit from the scheme.
The team at Rollits are now preparing to announce details of its selected charity for 2020-21, which will reap the rewards of fundraising activities starting next month.
The Premier League board announced in its emergency meeting on Thursday 19th March that professional football in England will be further postponed until at least April 30 as governing bodies committed to extending the current season indefinitely.
The league had initially been suspended until April 3, but the extension comes as the UK government steps up its response to the outbreak.
Barratt Homes Yorkshire East is supporting the local community in Hull throughout the festive season by providing much-needed support to local food banks in the Trussell Trust’s network.
Food banks provide emergency food alongside compassionate and practical support to vulnerable individuals and families throughout the year.
Leading charities the Trussell Trust and FareShare are appealing to people in Hull to volunteer to help in the UK’s biggest food collection for people in need.
From Thursday, November 21 until Saturday, November 23 the two charities will be collecting food in Tesco stores across the UK during the annual Tesco Food Collection. They are looking for local volunteers to encourage shoppers to donate so that as much food as possible can be collected.