‘The sheer volumes and the phone ringing each day is so sad and shocking’
manchestereveningnews.co.ukWhen the festive season fades into January, food banks will be confronting a surge in demand during the initial months of the new year.
While December typically witnesses an outpouring of donations and volunteer support, the following months pose significant challenges for these vital charities.
In Blackley - one foodbank volunteer is familiar with this shift from witnessing this struggle first-hand. “After a festive period where there’s overspending and cold weather in unison to rising bills is where we see our most difficult months as a charity,” Sunita Parsons-Solomon told the Manchester Evening News. READ MORE: ‘Poverty can happen anywhere in Manchester… it’s even living next door to huge wealth’ READ MORE: 'I didn't think I was living in poverty...
until I was stood on that platform ready for it to be over' Sunita joined Humans MCR - a food bank charity doing incredible work to tackle hunger in Greater Manchester - in 2022 and was surprised by the huge demand for help and how hard it was to get resources during the new year.
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