Working to ensure no child in Bristol goes hungry this summer
With the number of people facing food poverty spiralling over the last 16 months, organisations are rallying to ensure no child slips through the cracks.
A warehouse at Ashton Gate used for emergency food provision during the pandemic has been brought back into operation to meet a critical need to support families during the long summer holidays, when thousands of children are at risk of going hungry.
Working in partnership with Feeding Bristol and organisations across the city, FareShare South West teams are working to provide food for approximately 71,500 meals over the course of the next six weeks.
It comes as Julian Mines, CEO at FareShare South West, says the number of children at risk of hunger in Bristol is expected to have increased to more than one in four.
“School holidays are a key, time-critical moment to provide support to families to avoid them falling through the gaps and into more complex issues relating to poverty,” says Mines.
“Year on year we’ve supported holiday projects in Bristol as these are a brilliant way to reach children who might otherwise go hungry.”
FareShare South West is set to distribute more than 30 tonnes of food that will go to more than 50 holiday projects for children in Bristol.
The warehouse on Winterstoke Road was loaned to FareShare by Steve Lansdown, the owner of Bristol Sport, last year to enable the charity to expand its operations. Its use during the summer holidays will enable the team to meet the additional need while continuing its supply of food to charities and organisations.
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