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Thinking of asylum seekers like me struggling to get by, I couldn’t stay home and do nothing.
A “misunderstanding” saw the Dad's House in south London struggling to feed families before HuffPost UK intervention.
A food bank in London is facing a donation shortage following a surge in visitors since the coronavirus outbreak took hold in the UK in March. William McGranaghan of Dads House in London shared a video on Twitter which showed a queue of people filling the entire length of a shopping centre outside his food bank in Elephant and Castle. He says the number of families visiting has shot up from 10 a day to more than 500 a day – many of which have young children. Mr McGranaghan is now worried that donations alone will no longer be able to fulfil the high demand.
Emma Shepherd, from south Wales, set up the campaign in her village. Here's how you can do it, too.
Stockpiling has left us short-handed, and we’re already seeing more people turn to us. But we’re choosing to focus on the acts of kindness we’re seeing too, writes Natalie Williams.
Self-isolation may hit the elderly, the disabled and those on low incomes hardest.
HuffPost UK speaks to a family choosing between paying bills or buying food as Trussell Trust research reveals households at food banks are “locked in extreme poverty”.
Trussell Trust chief charges that the benefits programme is "pushing people into debt, homelessness and destitution.”
Our foodbank recently served its 400,000th meal. Meanwhile, the new work and pensions secretary has consistently voted against investing more money into welfare and benefits, writes Natalie Williams
The TV presenter said ITV bosses were keen to make sure no food was wasted after each show was done.