19,253 food parcels – a 52% increase

We’ve recently released our stats on the number of emergency food parcels that Cardiff Foodbank provided within our local community between April 2022 and March 2023.

The alarming new figures reveal that we have provided 19,253 emergency food parcels to people who couldn’t afford the essentials in Cardiff over the last year – and 7,639 (40%) of these went to children.

This is the most parcels we have ever distributed in a single year and represents a 52% increase compared to last year.

In addition to this, food banks across the Trussell Trust network provided nearly 3 million (2,986,203) emergency food parcels to people experiencing hunger during this time – with over 1 million of these going to children.

This isn’t right and we can’t allow this to go on.

Together, with food banks across the Trussell Trust network, we are calling for MPs across the UK to support a social security system that guarantees our essentials, by making sure that the basic rate of Universal Credit is at least enough to afford the essentials we all need to live.

If you would like to support us by writing to your local MP, please click here to find out more.

No one should need the support of our food bank because everyone in our local community should be able to live lives free from hardship and poverty.

That’s why your support is needed now more than ever.

As we navigate these challenging times and do our utmost to meet the increasing need for our services, we would be most grateful if you could:

• Please donate our most-needed food items or toiletries.
• Please make a financial donation – while our food donations largely come from public donations, we also need to buy some items. We also need money to cover the core costs of running the charity.
• Volunteer with us.
• If you are a business, you can also partner with us to support out work.

We recognise how difficult times are right now, which is why we really appreciate all and any support you are able to offer. Together, we can ensure help is here for everyone who needs it in Cardiff, whilst we also collectively work towards a more just future where no one needs our food bank to get by.

Thank you. Diolch.

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