HOMEBUILDER HELPS FOODBANK TO NOURISH LIVES IN WARWICKSHIRE

Barratt Homes has made a donation of £500 to Warwick District Foodbank to help with the growing demand for its services.

Services at the foodbank have increased rapidly in recent months due to the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, and the contribution from Barratt Homes will support the foodbank’s volunteers as they continue to help local people in food poverty.

The Trussell Trust revealed that, during the period from April 2022 to March 2023, the network distributed a record-high number of food parcels totalling nearly 3,000,000 for the year. This equates to a food parcel being handed out once every eight seconds, and 760,000 people used the service for the first time.

With support from a large number of volunteers, as well as donations from the community and other organisations, Warwick District Foodbank provided food parcels to a total of 7,845 people in 2022, which equates to 5,113 adults and 2,732 children.

Currently the foodbank is averaging 205 clients per week – a 20% increase on 2022.
Andy Bower, Operations Manager at Warwick District Foodbank, said: “We are extremely grateful for this generous financial donation to our charity. People engaging with our service are facing impossible decisions during the current cost-of-living crisis.

“This donation will make a real difference. It will help us to support people in our local community who are being pushed deeper into poverty and struggling to put food on the table, whilst we work towards a future where no-one needs to visit a foodbank to get by.”

Following the donation, Barratt Homes’ Sales Adviser, Hassan Ali – based at the nearby Aston Grange development in Upper Lighthorne – visited Warwick District Foodbank to learn how the donation will make a difference to the charity.

Adrian Evans, Managing Director at Barratt Homes West Midlands, said: “As one of the UK’s leading developers, it is really important that we support the community in the areas in which we build.

“Warwick District Foodbank is offering a life-changing service to its clients, and we are happy to support this with our recent donation. We wish its volunteers the best of luck for the coming months and, in difficult times like these, we’re encouraging more people to support their local community where possible.”

For more information about the foodbank and how to donate or volunteer, visit the website at Warwick District Foodbank.

For details about any developments in the area, visit the website at Barratt Homes in Warwickshire.