We are supporting the work of Seacroft Parish's Foodbank based in St Richard’s Crypt. 

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Every Tuesday, a team at St Richard’s provides food and support for clients coming in from   the local community. Supplies are made up entirely from donations; all three benefice churches make weekly deliveries, as do several other nearby churches.

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The foodbank workload at St Richard's continues to increase. This reflects not only its geographical location in one of the most socially deprived areas in the north of England but also the increasingly dire financial situation nationally, which impacts not only on food but also sources of energy. A year ago, around 50–60 people a week were supported; this has now risen to be consistently nearer 300.

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Donations remain as generous as ever, with our local community being very responsive to appeals. Weekly donations easily fill at least one large car and they come from not only the churches but also other sources. All this is embedded in prayer and your continued prayers alongside donations are needed over the coming months.

 

With the Christmas fast approaching demand will increase significantly, as during the school holidays children won’t have access to free school meals, breakfast clubs, etc. Additionally, the Foodbank would like to give an extra bag of Christmas treats to each family in the two weeks before Christmas. As well as items on the list below, we are hoping to provide tins of ham for each bag.

 

We are also collecting toys and gifts for the children who regularly use the Foodbank. Gifts can be left in the boxes provided in St. Philip’s Church. Please do not wrap them as it makes it difficult to give the right gift to the right child.

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Thank you for your continued generosity to those in our city who are struggling to feed themselves and their families.

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Donations can be left at: 

• St Philip's Church Building

• Our local shop, Scholes Super Store on Station Road. The third aisle has lots of items that would be ideal, and there is a box in the shop you can leave your purchase in!

• There are also collection points at All Saints, Barwick, and St Peter's, Thorner.

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What can we give?

Simple foods, easy to cook or heat. Putting the oven on costs money, if it can be warmed by pouring boiling water over or quickly in a pan that is good!

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• tinned goods – especially meat and fish (in sauces, or ‘solid’, e.g. sausages, ham, spam, etc), potatoes, rice pudding, custard

• pasta & pasta sauces

• rice

• food that can be reconstituted with hot water, e.g. pasta/noodles in sauces, mashed potatoes (especially useful for those with limited cooking facilities and to save on energy)

• toilet rolls

• toiletries – shower gel, deodorant (especially for men), shampoo (combined with conditioner is more useful), toothpaste

• wipes for adults (especially useful for those with no washing facilities)

• sanitaryware – tampons, incontinence pads

• nappies (sizes 3, 4, 5), baby wipes

• breakfast cereals

• long-life milk

• biscuits

• fruit squash

• sources of protein, such as tinned meat and fish, etc

 

And there is always a need for plastic carrier bags, so it’s great if people bring their donations in one and don’t unpack it at the collection point!

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For more information about the work of the Foodbank, visit the Seacroft Parish website