Our mission is to reduce the impact of food poverty on the people in crisis in the Swindon and District area. We are currently feeding nearly 11,000 people a year; an increase of 111% since 2019.
We believe that no-one should be hungry. Our mission is to reduce the impact of food poverty on the people in crisis in the Swindon and District area. We try to tackle this problem by providing emergency access to food in the form of non-perishable products, along with toiletries and household products that will help the whole family. We have 265 listed referring agencies that can help people and these range from other charities, support groups, statutory services, local government departments, military welfare and schools.
We are currently feeding nearly 11,000 people a year; an increase of 111% since 2019.
Since 2019.
than what we are receiving through donations.
in the last year, to the Great Western Hospital to help free up vital hospital beds. These bags provide 48 hours of simple to prepare food and enable people to go home sooner, thereby help prevent unnecessary bed blocking.
to help feed their children during the school holidays this last year. These bags provide non-perishable food suitable for lunches and snacks as well as luxuries for the Easter and Christmas festivities. Over 2,500 children have been fed this year.
which help people space out their recurring referrals, should they need more referrals than the allowance of 3 in 6 months.
That’s around 4,208 food parcels being given out.
