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29 Jul 19

Foodbank Encounter – A Volunteer’s Story

When you get chatting to people about working at the foodbank you realise there are a lot of misconceptions out there. I’ve had several conversations which indicate that the public view of clients who come to our foodbanks is far from accurate. Many think clients are eagerly searching for handouts, something for nothing, and that […]

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17 Jul 17

Trussell Trust Study On Foodbank Use – Infographic

The Trussell Trust have recently released the single biggest nationwide study on foodbank use to date, the result of an 18-month research project from the University of Oxford. Data collected from a total of 413 households, gathered at 18 participating foodbanks, provides ‘unparalleled new detail about both the circumstances of people referred to foodbanks and […]

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7 Jul 17

Over a tonne of food donated at Asda

A small team of foodbank volunteers manned a busy food collection at Asda in Shipley on Saturday 17th June. It was very successful – a total of 1.48 tonnes of food was donated, as well as £110 in cash. Some of this money was spent on food in the supermarket, and all the donated items […]

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27 Apr 17

76% Increase in Emergency Food Parcels Issued During Past Year

New figures show 1,323 emergency food parcels were given to local households by Bradford North Foodbank during 2016 – 2017.   Over 3,000 people ate breakfast, lunch and dinner for three days after receiving emergency food supplies from our foodbank. 40% of the beneficiaries were children. Latest statistics published by The Trussell Trust foodbank network […]

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