Worcester charity expanding to meet growing demand
Worcester Foodbank has seen a 10% rise in demand this year
A food bank in Worcester says they've seen demand rise even further this year - as people are still feeling the pinch of the cost-of-living crisis.
The charity is planning to expand its warehouse in the upcoming New Year, because of rising figures.
Worcester Foodbank has seen a 10% rise in demand this year.
Grahame, who manages the warehouse, says he hopes they'll be able to close one day.
He said: “There is still an underlying increase. We had hoped that it would plateau. We had hoped that we might see a steadying of demand such that we weren't seeing an increase, but that trend is still on the rise, I'm afraid.
“Our objective is to close because we're no longer needed and that objective, a strategic aim is something that we would like to happen sooner than later, but I fear that it won't happen within the next, I don't know, say five, ten years.”
Grahame continued: “We're here for the duration, we're here for as long as we're needed and it is absolutely critical because if we don't feed people, if we don't provide this service, we know that that will put stress on all of the local civic organisations.”