A charity has launched the first free food delivery service for homeless people in the UK. Caring In Bristol has created Cheers Drive to provide restaurant-quality meals to the most
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Thousands of Good Samaritans across the UK and Ireland are supporting the homeless over Christmas. Homeless people can enjoy the festive period in a B&B in Bradford, tuck into a
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Vending machines that allow people to give to local and global charities at the push of a button are opening in London throughout December. Giving Machines, opened by The Church
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A food bank charity says it has recorded its busiest ever six month period, with more than a third of its emergency parcels going to children. The Trussell Trust, which
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Food bank referrals have become an every-day part of social work practice across Scotland – with social workers even using their own money to make sure families have enough to
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Labour has pledged to halve food bank usage within twelve months if they enter government, and will try to end the need for them altogether within three years. Shadow environment
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The need for food banks increases in areas where Universal Credit has been in operation the longest, new research suggests. The Trussell Trust said its food banks in areas where
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Nearly half of claimants hit by the benefits freeze cannot afford essentials such as rent, bills and food, new data has revealed. Figures from Citizens Advice found that 49% of
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A Scottish charity is celebrating a milestone with more than 1.5 million children being provided meals at school. Mary’s Meals began in 2002 after being founded in a shed in
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The number of emergency food parcels distributed to children last summer soared by almost 20%, with fears of a further increase this year. The Trussell Trust, which runs a network
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