Liverpool charity receive donation from Taylor Swift!
The megastar performed three sell-out shows at Anfield last week
A Liverpool charity say they're 'so appreciative' after receiving a 'generous donation' from megastar Taylor Swift!
The St Andrew's Community Network have 11 foodbanks and eight community pantries to tackle food insecurity through the city.
Taylor wowed tens of thousands of fans at Anfield last week as part of her Eras tour.
Charlotte Moorcroft, fundraiser and communications officer, said:
"The donation she gave and the support that her and her team have shown has just been absolutely incredible and so appreciated, especially with need on the rise at the moment for all our services.
"It has just been amazing"
"So to have the support of someone like Taylor supporting people in crisis and people in need all across the city, it has just been amazing.
"I think she's been doing it in every single city she's been in. I know a lot of her focus has been on food poverty, food insecurity, those sorts of initiatives - and that is something that we do.
"We've got 11 food banks, and we've got eight community pantries that are all working to tackle food insecurity throughout the city, like crisis support, long term support, just to sort of alleviate that need and help people in as many ways as we possibly can.
"I think it's so special and it will make such a difference to every single area that she (Taylor) goes to. So as well as the boost to the economy that the concerts itself brings, the boost to the charities that she supports, the incredible charities that she supports, could not be understated - it's huge."
In the last year alone, the charity's food banks fed 14,274 people - which is an increase of around 1,000 on the previous year.
The network's pantries has also received over 22,000 visits in the last 12 months.
Ms Moorcroft added:
"Unfortunately, we are seeing increased need. The cost of living crisis has accelerated this massively, but we were seeing increased need even before that was starting to come in.
"We're seeing a huge amount of need for emergency food at the moment, through food banks. We're seeing a huge amount of need for long term support for people, which we offer through our pantries.
"We're also seeing a change in demographic. It is a lot more working families, working couples, working households now that are coming and we're seeing more larger families who need support.