Hundreds of people a day rely on the West Lothian Food Network for meals, operators have said. In the first three months of the last financial year almost 4,000 used the support service.
That quarterly figure is more than more than the numbers relying on help pre-pandemic, which prompted the launch of the Network.
Now, as it prepares to establish itself as an independent charity, it is facing ever growing demands from local people struggling with the cost of living crisis.
In the last year it helped more than 73,000 people in the county with food support - more than 6000 a month and around 200 every day on average.
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