A big thank you to everyone in the local community who responded to our appeal for Christmas food items as well as regular items, to include in food parcels during December. So many gave very generously and we are very grateful.
As anticipated we were extremely busy in the run up to Christmas, with the demand for food parcels rising by 77% in comparison with November. Here are the complete figures for the two months:
November
56 food parcels were provided.
These supported 76 adults and 64 children.
82% of these households were referred to us by one of our partner agencies.
December
99 food parcels were provided.
These supported 136 adults and 142 children.
85% of these households were referred to us by one of our partner agencies.
The Community Larder continues every Thursday afternoon at Christchurch. There are currently 65 members. Anyone can join and membership gives you a wide range of foods to choose from supermarket surpluses at a very low cost. Full details can be found by following this link. https://www.sofea.uk.com/purpose-projects/community-larder/
A big thank you to all our volunteers, many offering extra sessions to help during December. Without them we would not have managed and we are very grateful. If you would like to join our volunteer team then please follow this link: https://www.sharinglifetrust.org
