{"id":4649,"date":"2020-02-14T12:01:11","date_gmt":"2020-02-14T12:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/kenilworth-and-district\/?p=4649"},"modified":"2020-05-13T12:18:45","modified_gmt":"2020-05-13T11:18:45","slug":"do-we-still-need-foodbanks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/kenilworth-and-district\/2020\/02\/14\/do-we-still-need-foodbanks\/","title":{"rendered":"Do we still need Foodbanks?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Yes &#8211; because sadly the stats for foodbanks if anything are getting worse.<\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4648\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4648\" style=\"width: 513px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/kenilworth-and-district\/files\/2020\/04\/Andy-Bower-Foodbank-Jan-20.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4648\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/kenilworth-and-district\/files\/2020\/04\/Andy-Bower-Foodbank-Jan-20.jpg\" alt=\"Andy Bower from Trussell Trust receiving cheque from President Sandra\" width=\"513\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/kenilworth-and-district\/files\/2020\/04\/Andy-Bower-Foodbank-Jan-20.jpg 513w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/kenilworth-and-district\/files\/2020\/04\/Andy-Bower-Foodbank-Jan-20-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4648\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Sandra presenting Andy Bower with cheque for foodbank<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Andy Bower from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trusselltrust.org\/what-we-do\/\">Trussell Trust<\/a> gave us an update on the foodbank situation in our area. \u00a0 The stats make salutary reading. \u00a0 There are now <strong>465<\/strong> foodbanks in the UK.\u00a0 \u00a0Besides the one in Kenilworth there are now a total of <strong>6<\/strong> in the Warwick District.<\/p>\n<p>With 158 referral agencies locally more than 5,100 including children were helped in 2019.\u00a0 \u00a053,500 tons of food has been distributed.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>December was particularly busy with 180 people <strong>per week\u00a0<\/strong>helped.<\/p>\n<p>The main users being single men and single parent families (usually women).\u00a0 And the main reasons for need are<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>low income,<\/li>\n<li>benefit delays and changes,<\/li>\n<li>debt and<\/li>\n<li>homelessness.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>What can we do about Period Poverty in our area?<\/h2>\n<p>Because of Soroptimists emphasis on &#8216; We stand up for Women&#8217; our donation will be spent on sanitary products to help reduce <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jrf.org.uk\/data\/poverty-levels-and-trends-england-wales-scotland-and-northern-ireland\">period poverty<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>And remember<\/h2>\n<p>If you need help from a foodbank you can contact them via their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trusselltrust.org\/get-help\/\"><em>website<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0 \u00a0Or ask your teacher, doctor, pharmacist, health worker.\u00a0 \u00a0You can also pop into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trusselltrust.org\/get-help\/find-a-foodbank\/\">foodbank<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can also donate items in most supermarkets, or contact the Trussell trust to find out about getting i<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trusselltrust.org\/get-involved\/\">nvolved<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2>And finally, not forgetting our local Women&#8217;s Refuge<\/h2>\n<p>Besides supporting the Foodbank we collected items for Spring cleaning at the local <a href=\"https:\/\/www.refuge.org.uk\/\">Refuge<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4670\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4670\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/kenilworth-and-district\/files\/2020\/04\/Spring-cleaning.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4670\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/kenilworth-and-district\/files\/2020\/04\/Spring-cleaning-300x186.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/kenilworth-and-district\/files\/2020\/04\/Spring-cleaning-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/kenilworth-and-district\/files\/2020\/04\/Spring-cleaning-1024x636.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/kenilworth-and-district\/files\/2020\/04\/Spring-cleaning.jpg 1795w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4670\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spring cleaning help for Refuge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes &#8211; because sadly the stats for foodbanks if anything are getting worse. 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