An east London foodbank is trying to raise £100,000 to stay open amidst the cost of living crisis.
The amount of items donated to the foodbank has also fallen, just as demand for its services rise with a growing number of families in the borough struggling to make ends meet.
She added donations were so low the team was "having to shop for food - we're spending an average of £4,000 per week - that's what we used to spend in a year".Donna Hayhow, who relies on the foodbank, said there were "times I've gone without meals for the sake of my children" She said "pure desperation" from the rising cost of living and expenses like food, gas and electric, led her to seek help from the foodbank, and she would be "lost without them".
"Sometimes you've just got to find the backbone in you, find a way through it and know there is light at the end of the tunnel."Michael, who uses the foodbank every week, says it's a struggle to get by in the current cost of living crisis
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