Last few months 'a rollercoaster' for York Foodbank
The organisation has been reflecting on half a year of lockdown.
York Foodbank says it's endured 'a rollercoaster of emotions' trying to navigate the difficulties of lockdown.
This week marks sixth months since lockdown was introduced across the UK as part of a national effort to tackle Covid-19.
Adam Raffell is the Project Coordinator at York Foodbank, which is part of the Trussell Trust. He's told Greatest Hits Radio York that staff have worked very hard, despite a large demand for resources: "since the lockdown hit in mid-March we've had a bit of a rollercoaster really. In the first couple of months we had about four times the number of people coming to use the foodbank after being referred to us for help. It's been very busy and we've relied heavily on public donations.
"I can't speak highly enough of our volunteers. They've risen to the challenge amazingly, followed all of the regulations as they've come up and we've managed to keep all of our regular weekly sessions (hosted by four local churches) going".
Adam went on to say: "the community has really rallied around people in need. The people in York have really cared for those among us. There's a lot of need out there, and it's really not acceptable that people are pushed to a point where they need a foodbank.
"We're just trying to be as prepared as possible, and will try and make sure we've got enough for anyone in a crisis situation".