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Foodbanks in the North East are at risk of breaking point as the cost-of-living crisis forced volunteers to distribute 67,000 emergency food parcels… ....
Foodbanks in the North East are at risk of breaking point as the cost-of-living crisis forced volunteers to distribute 67,000 emergency food parcels… ....
Durham Christian Partnership runs 27 independently operated foodbanks across county. While grocery parcels offered to the needy are donated through public generosity, the organisation also needs cash for operational continuity. A £250 donation from Durham City Freemen will boost funds covering overheads for the city’s three centres, in Waddington Street and at Elvet Methodist and Sunderland Road Baptist churches. The partnership’s chief executive officer, Peter MacLellan, said: “Four dozen volunteers receive and sort the foodstuffs handed in by the public which are prepared into parcels providing provisions for three days. “The fare we offer is also reinforced by foodstuffs from commercial organisations, including supermarkets. ....