I was forced to turn to foodbanks after being made redundant - now I help feed others with dignity and respect
Desperate and starving, forced to queue outside in the rain, and trudging home with your allotted groceries - this was one man’s experience of food poverty in Manchester.
"I think the worst part for me was access, so only being able to use a food bank three times a year," he told the M.E.N. "And each time you use it, you get three days worth of food. I just found that totally unbelievable, that if you were really struggling that you could use one food bank to get nine days worth of food support over the course of a year.
"After starting in November 2019, Covid was a little bit of a slap in the face," Lewey said. "Really, we weren't ready for it. We weren't set up for it. Lewey's approach stems from his own experiences. He described the 'shame' he felt after he was made redundant and was eventually forced to turn to food banks.
"Looking back on it, what I think what I was crying about was the shame of the situation, the shame I felt about relying on people I didn't know, to feed me my lunch that day." Since April 2020, the team have delivered over 131,500 meals in Greater Manchester, and saved over 16,000kg of food from going to waste. This Christmas, they're expecting to deliver 300 Xmas hampers, filled with everything a family needs for Christmas dinner, as well as gifts for children and treats for adults. Their work means hundreds of families are able to have a real festive meal this Christmas. But they need help.
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