Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser in May how they had quickly seen demand for support increase by nearly 50 per cent soon after the initial coronavirus lockdown took effect.
Leah Baillie, who the Trussell Trust’s area manager for Monklands, said: “We’ve been truly humbled to see how much people in Airdrie and Coatbridge are willing to give over the past few months, and the difference this can make when someone is in crisis.“More people than ever are likely to need to use a foodbank in the coming months, and this isn’t right – everyone should be able to afford their own food.“Every donation made during Tesco’s summer food collection will help foodbanks in our network provide the best possible emergency help to people referred at an uncertain.
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