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Diary of a Food Bank Manager

It’s truly heartbreaking how often food bank guests are punished because they can’t find work
Charlotte White

It’s truly heartbreaking how often food bank guests are punished because they can’t find work

Food bank manager Charlotte White writes about how the government’s drive to push people into work means people are being left without food

Diary of a food bank manager: People don’t have enough for essentials, so what chance for hope?
Diary of a food bank manager

Diary of a food bank manager: People don’t have enough for essentials, so what chance for hope?

Food bank manager Charlotte White explains why she’s backing the campaign for an essentials guarantee.

Diary of a food bank manager: We’re now having to prepare parcels for people working full-time
Diary of a food bank manager

Diary of a food bank manager: We’re now having to prepare parcels for people working full-time

Charlotte White manages Earlsfield Foodbank. She says three years ago they had barley any people with jobs registered. Now they have delivery drivers, supermarket workers, cleaners, chefs, warehouse packers and many more

Diary of a food bank manager: ‘This Christmas, we’re far beyond the choice between eating or heating’
Diary of a food bank manager

Diary of a food bank manager: ‘This Christmas, we’re far beyond the choice between eating or heating’

Diary of a food bank manager: Community initiatives are just plugging gaps in the system
Diary of a food bank manager

Diary of a food bank manager: Community initiatives are just plugging gaps in the system

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Diary of a food bank manager: ‘Now more regularly we hear about whole days without food’
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Diary of a food bank manager: ‘Now more regularly we hear about whole days without food’

Diary of a food bank manager: ‘This year, there has been no lull. Just a steady increase’
Diary of a food bank manager

Diary of a food bank manager: ‘This year, there has been no lull. Just a steady increase’

Diary of a food bank manager: Summer usually provides some respite. Not this year
Diary of a food bank manager

Diary of a food bank manager: Summer usually provides some respite. Not this year

Diary of a food bank manager: ‘Are we normalising food banks?’
Diary of a food bank manager

Diary of a food bank manager: ‘Are we normalising food banks?’

Diary of a food bank manager: We registered our oldest ever guest, born in 1919
Diary of a food bank manager

Diary of a food bank manager: We registered our oldest ever guest, born in 1919

Diary of a food bank manager: Government measures are a start, not a solution
Diary of a food bank manager

Diary of a food bank manager: Government measures are a start, not a solution

Diary of a food bank manager: ‘MPs’ comments do not relate in any way to what we see’
Diary of a food bank manager

Diary of a food bank manager: ‘MPs’ comments do not relate in any way to what we see’

Diary of a food bank manager: ‘The situation is becoming more and more desperate’
Diary of a food bank manager

Diary of a food bank manager: ‘The situation is becoming more and more desperate’

Diary of a food bank manager: ‘Last week we registered a 91-year-old man’
Diary of a food bank manager

Diary of a food bank manager: ‘Last week we registered a 91-year-old man’