Hackney Speaker's Foodbank Fundraising Page
The Speaker of Hackney, Councillor Kam Adams, is raising money in aid of THE HACKNEY FOODBANK and every donation will help. Thank you in advance for your contribution to this gallant, local cause that means so much to so many.
"We are truly delighted that the Speaker of Hackney has nominated us as his new Charity for the remainder of his Speakership. Now more than ever, we look to our community to support us in responding to the ever growing need among some of the most vulnerable people in Hackney. Whether it's through volunteering with us, donating food, donating money, or finding out more about the drivers of poverty, it all contributes towards essential support for vulnerable people in desperate situations, and helps shine a light on a situation that needs to change.
Prior to lockdown, Hackney Foodbank had observed a worrying trend in the growing demand for our services. The growth in demand was over 40% in 2018 versus 2017, and 52% in 2019 versus 2018. Truly worrying statistics.
But these previous levels of demand suddenly paled into insignificance when lockdown hit us earlier this year. In the first three months of lockdown alone, Hackney Foodbank served more people than we did in the entire year of 2018. That's over 5,600 mouths. Many of these people had been in paid work but were suddenly forced to stop overnight, with no safety net and no savings to tide them over. More than a quarter of the people relying on our emergency food parcels are children, and most of them are of primary school age.
Last year we fed over 8,300 people. In comparison, this year we have already fed over 13,300
We kept our centres open throughout the borough during lockdown, adapting to an at-the-door service so that we kept everyone as safe as possible in the face of the threat to safety posed by Covid 19. We will carry on serving people in need, giving them hope to carry on, and signposting them to other much-needed sources of support to help them out of the poverty trap.
We also continue our campaigning work, supported by the Trussell Trust, by gathering data and developing insights into the extent of poverty, and what can change to help tackle this growing issue.
We welcome the generous support we have seen from our community, and as we brace ourselves for a tough winter, with even more economic hardship on the way, we encourage as many people who are in a position to support us to do so. More information can be found on our website: https://hackney.foodbank.org.uk/
On behalf of Hackney Foodbank, a heartfelt thank you."
"We are truly delighted that the Speaker of Hackney has nominated us as his new Charity for the remainder of his Speakership. Now more than ever, we look to our community to support us in responding to the ever growing need among some of the most vulnerable people in Hackney. Whether it's through volunteering with us, donating food, donating money, or finding out more about the drivers of poverty, it all contributes towards essential support for vulnerable people in desperate situations, and helps shine a light on a situation that needs to change.
Prior to lockdown, Hackney Foodbank had observed a worrying trend in the growing demand for our services. The growth in demand was over 40% in 2018 versus 2017, and 52% in 2019 versus 2018. Truly worrying statistics.
But these previous levels of demand suddenly paled into insignificance when lockdown hit us earlier this year. In the first three months of lockdown alone, Hackney Foodbank served more people than we did in the entire year of 2018. That's over 5,600 mouths. Many of these people had been in paid work but were suddenly forced to stop overnight, with no safety net and no savings to tide them over. More than a quarter of the people relying on our emergency food parcels are children, and most of them are of primary school age.
Last year we fed over 8,300 people. In comparison, this year we have already fed over 13,300
We kept our centres open throughout the borough during lockdown, adapting to an at-the-door service so that we kept everyone as safe as possible in the face of the threat to safety posed by Covid 19. We will carry on serving people in need, giving them hope to carry on, and signposting them to other much-needed sources of support to help them out of the poverty trap.
We also continue our campaigning work, supported by the Trussell Trust, by gathering data and developing insights into the extent of poverty, and what can change to help tackle this growing issue.
We welcome the generous support we have seen from our community, and as we brace ourselves for a tough winter, with even more economic hardship on the way, we encourage as many people who are in a position to support us to do so. More information can be found on our website: https://hackney.foodbank.org.uk/
On behalf of Hackney Foodbank, a heartfelt thank you."
Organizer
Sheila Suso-Runge
Organizer
England
THE HACKNEY FOODBANK
Beneficiary