Smith realised, a few years in, that the cost of public transport was stopping some people coming to the food bank to get essential supplies. At Christmas, for instance, when the food bank puts together special parcels for local families, the families themselves don’t have to go and collect them from the food bank; instead, the parcels are distributed through schools and children’s workers. For those people who do come to the food bank at Christmas, there’s a special team of listeners. Share your stories Read moreMorecambe Bay food bankThe Morecambe Bay food bank is a registered charity, with more than 50 regular volunteers who collect and distribute more than four tonnes of food every month. It is part of The Trussell Trust’s network of 428 UK food banks, founded in 2004 after four years of developing the original food bank, based in Salisbury.

Source: The Guardian November 28, 2018 09:45 UTC