voluntary groups Flashcards
foodbanks
an organisation which people can donate food with decent use by dates that people who cannot afford a food bill can use to feed themselves and their families
majority of people who receive food from these places are on low incomes or awaiting benefit payments. only 5% of people who use foodbanks are homeless. for example, the trussle trust, the uk biggest foodbank organisation handed out over a million 3 day supply food parcels between 2016 and 2017
comic relief /children in need
an organisation that has raised milions of pounds trough 3 big fundraising campaigns: Red Nose Day, sport relief and an annual children in need in november.
comic relief raised £47.9 million in 2019 and has raised over £1billion since 1980.