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Essential Feature

Tackling Food Poverty
Paul Clark, owner of Ovenu Warrington
has teamed up with The Trussell Trust for
the initiative, which will see him and his
team collect food items for delivery to a
local foodbank while carrying out oven
valeting appointments.
The Trussell Trust, which was formed
in 1997 and oversees more than 400
foodbanks nationally, works with
communities and churches to help
combat poverty and exclusion in the UK
and Bulgaria.
Each of the trust’s foodbanks provide a
minimum of three days emergency food
and support to people experiencing
crisis in the UK after being referred by
care professionals, who then issue a
redeemable voucher for
use at the foodbank.
Paul
Clark,
business
owner
of
Ovenu
Warrington, said: “We
are delighted to be doing
our bit to help those who
have suffered setbacks and
been in difficult situations.
Many
families
are
struggling with the fragile
economy together with the
rising cost of living, so it is
good to give back in this way.
“The Trussell Trust is such a great cause
that benefits so many people, so we are
more than happy to collect donations
while on our appointments to support
the charity. This will go a long way in
helping to tackle food poverty in the
area, and we are glad to help the service
out in any way possible.”
The latest statistics from The Trussell
Trust show that 614,000 adults and
children received help from its food
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banks in the first nine
months of 2013-14,
compared to 350,000
throughout 2012-13.
Anyone needing help
from a foodbank is
assessed and given a voucher for food.
Matt Cameron from The Trussell Trust,
said: “We have seen a sharp rise in the
number of people using our emergency
food service, which cannot be ignored.
Many people from across the UK are
made to go hungry, due to a number
of different circumstances that have
impacted their lives, so it is important to
tackle this mounting issue.
“We would like to thank Ovenu for its
support with this drive, whic