Loughborough Area Foodbank (based at New Life Community Church in Loughborough) provides emergency food parcels to families in crisis. We are part of a nationwide network of foodbanks, supported by The Trussell Trust, working to combat poverty and hunger across the UK. Last financial year we fed over 5000 people. We open 3 times a week currently and clients are assessed and referred to us by one of our 80 carefully chosen referral partners around Loughborough. During our foodbank sessions we offer a hot drink, a listening ear in a relaxed atmosphere to put our clients at ease when they visit us. We also provide additional services tackling related issues to poverty such as an in house debt management service, mental health courses, help for clients struggling to navigate the social security system and help getting back into employment and training. We don’t think anyone in our community should have to face going hungry!