Unprecedented demand at Aylesbury foodbank
December & January saw over 1-thousand people helped each month.
Aylesbury Foodbank has never seen demand at the level it is at present. December and January saw over 1100 people given help with food each month.
Donations have continued to be very generous, but food is being parcelled up to leave the warehouse as soon as it arrives.
In past years the Christmas donations would have lasted until late March but this year they did not fulfil all the January requirements even though they were the highest on record.
As a result, the foodbank has had to purchase between ÂŁ2000 and ÂŁ3000 of food every month thanks to cash donations. This means no family referred goes without.
The first year of opening the foodbank fed 745 people, but now that's nearly a monthly figure of people needing help, with 7,160 people fed from April 2021 to March 2022.
Kevin Piper - Chair of Trustees for Aylesbury Foodbank, said
" We are blown away by the tremendous support we receive from Individuals and Companies from the Aylesbury Area; we would not be able to carry out our work to feed those in need without this support. Times are hard at present for many people, and our volunteers and staff work tirelessly to keep up with the demands placed on us. Sadly, we have seen a tremendous growth in demand for support the last few years and even since Christmas 2022: As long as there is a need in Aylesbury, we will be here to meet people's needs, we all wish and work towards a future where people do not have to depend upon Foodbanks."
You can find out more about Aylesbury foodbank and the donations required on their website.