UK - Poverty - Kingston Food Bank

Non-perishable food donated by members of the public on the selves at the Trussell Trust’s Kingston Foodbank, Kingston, United Kingdom. Every day people in the UK go hungry for reasons ranging from redundancy to receiving an unexpected bill on a low income. Trussell Trust foodbanks provide a minimum of three days emergency food and support to people experiencing crisis. In 2012-13 foodbanks fed 346,992 people nationwide. Of those helped, 126,889 were children. In response to the Government cuts to welfare, foodbanks have experienced a significant increase in demand and in September 2013, Kingston foodbank provided food for their 5,000th person. Food is collected from schools, churches, businesses and individuals, who donate non-perishable, in-date food, such as UHT milk, sugar, tuna.

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Non-perishable food donated by members of the public on the selves at the Trussell Trust’s Kingston Foodbank, Kingston, United Kingdom. Every day people in the UK go hungry for reasons ranging from redundancy to receiving an unexpected bill on a low income. Trussell Trust foodbanks provide a minimum of three days emergency food and support to people experiencing crisis. In 2012-13 foodbanks fed 346,992 people nationwide. Of those helped, 126,889 were children. In response to the Government cuts to welfare, foodbanks have experienced a significant increase in demand and in September 2013, Kingston foodbank provided food for their 5,000th person. Food is collected from schools, churches, businesses and individuals, who donate non-perishable, in-date food, such as UHT milk, sugar, tuna.