supporting individuals in poverty
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Info from the Trussell Trust food bank and Buttle UK.TRANSCRIPT
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Trussell Trust foodbank Network in Wales
Welcome
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‘You are only a paycheque away from
crisis.’
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Case Study from The Wallich
Gill's storyGill was struggling with her finances
and getting into debt. She was trying to survive on a very small pension, and says “It literally came down to a
choice between paying my rent, or putting food on the table for the kids”. At her most desperate, Gill
considered suicide.
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Case Study from Pontyclun Foodbank
Following domestic violence a mum and her two young children were given a new
flat as a home. The husband has prevented access to the mum’s bank account and the mum had to make a
new application for benefit. The flat was unfurnished and the only item in the flat was a double mattress. The mother used
the shower curtain as a blanket for herself and her two children to sleep
under and was referred to the foodbank for support ...
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All food is weighed in and sorted by date
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Food is stored in a storage area ready for
future distribution
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Through an informal chat over a warm drink
volunteers can:
Offer a listening earAssess further needs the client may
haveSignpost to a range of support
services in the boroughDistribute relevant information
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Other Food Bank
Initiatives:
Bulk DonationsRural DistributionEmergency Food
Boxes
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More than a Food Bank
LocalChurchSupport Pointing
People to
Marriage support
BefriendingBasic skills
training
Parentingcourses
Debt counselling
Food Bank
Counselling
Drug and alcohol support
Housing
Other care agencies
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“It gives you hope. It's not just the
food and the money, it's the
fact that someone cares”
Nigel Smith, 44, originally from
Blaina
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201 foodbanks
The UK
• Over 120,000 people fed last year
• foodbank launching every 4 days
• Extensive press coverage
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19 foodbanks
Wales
• Over 16,000 people fed last year
• 5 new foodbanks planned soon
• Recognition from WAG and Media
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Wales
5,700 children fed, 160 tons of food donated, 1 in 5 vouchers were for those aged 16-24
Benefit Delay 30%Low Income 23%
Benefit Changes 13%Debt 10%
Other: Homeless, Unemployed, Domestic Violence, Refused Crisis Loan, Sickness, Child Holiday Meals
Reasons for Crisis:
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The next 3 years
• 400 foodbanks across the UK, 500,000 people fed per year
• 42 foodbanks in Wales, 60,000 people fed per year
Challenges:
Impact of welfare reform and challenging economic conditions?
Manage the rate of project growth?
Rural Foodbanks?
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Further Information:
http://www.trusselltrust.org/
search for ‘foodbankwales’
http//twitter.com/foodbankwales