Kate Curtis

there's rice pudding custard biscuits and then we always have some extras which are things that people we do things that we don't ask for but people donate donate so it's things like packets of crisps chocolates you see the shelf there one of our volunteers is out there's some squash juices and various different cooking things so anything that's donated will if it's not on our list we'll still go out as extras and give people a bit of a treat and get

there's rice pudding custard biscuits and then we always have some extras which are things that people we do things that we don't ask for but people donate donate so it's things like packets of crisps chocolates you see the shelf there one of our volunteers is out there's some squash juices and various different cooking things so anything that's donated will if it's not on our list we'll still go out as extras and give people a bit of a treat and get

them thinking a bit differently about cooking as well and what they can use.

them thinking a bit differently about cooking as well and what they can use.

Pasta we don't need we've got shelves above us that are full of pasta and we've got lots of baked beans so the two things we definitely don't need are our pasta or baked beans but most of the things on our list and we always have an updated list on our website so that anybody knows what we do need but I can tell you now meat we give out in the region of 900 tins of meat a month so what may look like a shelf that's fairly full the what's on our shelves now won't last as

Pasta we don't need we've got shelves above us that are full of pasta and we've got lots of baked beans so the two things we definitely don't need are our pasta or baked beans but most of the things on our list and we always have an updated list on our website so that anybody knows what we do need but I can tell you now meat we give out in the region of 900 tins of meat a month so what may look like a shelf that's fairly full the what's on our shelves now won't last as

Yeah, so that will be gone in a week. So what looks like a lot of stock will go very quickly.

Yeah, so that will be gone in a week. So what looks like a lot of stock will go very quickly.

Yeah, I mean, to be honest, we've always said it could be anybody, it could happen to anybody. And we've seen that probably even more so since the pandemic. I think most people were out of work prior to the pandemic. Now we have people working, we've got teachers, we've got nurses, we've got people who are just having a bit of a problem with maybe some large bills at the moment.

Yeah, I mean, to be honest, we've always said it could be anybody, it could happen to anybody. And we've seen that probably even more so since the pandemic. I think most people were out of work prior to the pandemic. Now we have people working, we've got teachers, we've got nurses, we've got people who are just having a bit of a problem with maybe some large bills at the moment.

And if you're living kind of just about to your means and something like a large car bill or a gentleman at the moment, he can't afford a coat and he's using us because he wants to buy a coat. And in fact, we are going to probably donate a coat to him anyway.

And if you're living kind of just about to your means and something like a large car bill or a gentleman at the moment, he can't afford a coat and he's using us because he wants to buy a coat. And in fact, we are going to probably donate a coat to him anyway.

But it's people who are just, you know, life's just given them a bad deal and other people whose lives are just fairly chaotic or they just can't get themselves out of debt. But it literally could be anybody.

But it's people who are just, you know, life's just given them a bad deal and other people whose lives are just fairly chaotic or they just can't get themselves out of debt. But it literally could be anybody.

Yeah, everybody has to be referred. And we do that for a number of reasons. Using a food bank is usually a symptom of something else. So it's important we're working with other professional services to help people move out of food poverty. The last thing we want is people just being stuck using a food bank or food being given to people that don't need it. So everybody's referred.

Yeah, everybody has to be referred. And we do that for a number of reasons. Using a food bank is usually a symptom of something else. So it's important we're working with other professional services to help people move out of food poverty. The last thing we want is people just being stuck using a food bank or food being given to people that don't need it. So everybody's referred.

It could be a school, a doctor's surgery, a housing association, systems advice, the council. I mean, we've got a list probably of about 50 different referral agencies. So it's very easy for anyone to get a referral if they need it. But we do want to make sure that it's just checked and that we're supporting people in every way that they need to be supported.

It could be a school, a doctor's surgery, a housing association, systems advice, the council. I mean, we've got a list probably of about 50 different referral agencies. So it's very easy for anyone to get a referral if they need it. But we do want to make sure that it's just checked and that we're supporting people in every way that they need to be supported.

Yeah, and that's something that Loveworks are really focused on is how we help people move out of food poverty. So we work with the referral agencies and we have a support worker at every food bank to try and understand and listen to why people are coming to us.

Yeah, and that's something that Loveworks are really focused on is how we help people move out of food poverty. So we work with the referral agencies and we have a support worker at every food bank to try and understand and listen to why people are coming to us.