CSK is proud to host to a branch of Foodbank, open Thursday nights, from 7-9pm.
How Foodbanks Work
The Trussell Trust supports a network of over 420 foodbanks, which operate out of more than 1,230 centres across the UK, to provide emergency food to people in crisis, offer additional support and campaign for change
Every day people in the UK go hungry for reasons ranging from redundancy to receiving an unexpected bill on a low income. A simple box of food makes a big difference, with foodbanks helping prevent crime, housing loss, family breakdown and mental health problems.
Food donations
Non-perishable in-date food is donated by the public at a range of places, such as schools, churches and business, as well as supermarket collection points. It is then sorted into emergency food parcels by over 40,000 volunteers, to be given to people in need.
Food vouchers
Care professionals such as health visitors, schools and social workers identify people in crisis and issue them with a foodbank voucher. This entitles them to receive a foodbank parcel of three days’ nutritionally balanced, non-perishable food.
More Than Food
Foodbanks also offer a lot more than food. Volunteers provide a listening ear to clients over a warm drink, and signpost people to other charities and agencies who can help resolve the underlying cause of the crisis.
Foodbanks rely on the support of local communities to help stop UK hunger.