Through its support of 1,300 food bank centres, The Trussell Trust said it has already used up its reserve stock, which would normally help maintain supplies across the winter months.
A food bank charity has launched its first-ever emergency appeal to meet a"devastating rise in need" as it warns of its"hardest winter yet" amid the cost of living crisis.
The Trussell Trust said food banks are"struggling" to meet"a tsunami" of demand which was now outstripping donations - and called on the government to do more to help. Through its support of 1,300 food bank centres, the charity said it has already used up its reserve stock which would normally help maintain supplies across the winter months.
Emma Revie, CEO of The Trussell Trust, said:"We never wanted to run an appeal like this, we would rather there was no need for food banks at all."Faced with the perfect storm of rising energy prices,and a potential recession that is pushing people deeper into poverty, the soaring cost of living is driving a tsunami of need to food banks.
"Through this emergency appeal we hope to raise the vital funds required to ensure that food banks can meet this devastating rise in need and continue to support people who are experiencing hardship."
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