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This year I've been doing a bit of running and thought I'd set myself a challenge to run (slowly jog) the Great North Run and raise some money in the process.
No one should be faced with the indignity of needing emergency food. Yet food banks in the Trussell Trust's network gave out 936,000 emergency food parcels between 1 April and 30 September. More than 356,000 of them went to children.
Need for emergency food has been increasing year-on-year and the latest figures from the Foodbank Network highlight an alarming 128% rise compared to this time five years ago.
During 2021 Hartlepool foodbank provided the following:
• 118,742 meals
• 1976 vouchers processed
• 3752 people, of which 1178 were children, supported with food parcels.
Together, we can end the need for food banks in the UK. Together, we can create a more just society.
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Please be generous and wish me luck. I'll need it.
Adam x