The Blackley-based food bank go beyond emergency provisions
Walking for miles in the rain, queueing in the cold for a few days-worth of food, then being forced to do it all over again even further away the next week. This is the reality of trying to stave off hunger for our Greater Manchester's poorest people.
READ MORE: Help the hungry in Greater Manchester as we launch Christmas campaign to tackle food poverty Once people have been able to get back on their feet, the charity works to transition them into their community grocers programme. Here, they sell groceries donated by supermarkets including Morrisons, Aldi and Lidl, for a fraction of the price. The food is all good to eat, and the scheme has helped save over 16,000 kilograms of food waste since April 2020.
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