b'TRUSSELL TRUSTFOOD BANKSKelly Group is delighted to bring back our Food Bank collection points thisHow To Get Involved?November in support of The Trussell Trust, to aid those in need and give back to the community we serve. The Group is organising collection pointsPlease refer to the Reverse Advent Calendar below as a guide, ensuring nationwide where you can leave your donations this November.a wide variety of donations are received by each collection point. Please Christmas is supposed to be a time for joy and celebrationbut for tooonly consider our calendar as a guideline; we accept all generous donations many people its becoming increasingly difficult, with more people thanregardless of the calendar day. ever expected, needing to use a food bank during the festive period.Collected donations will be delivered to the local food bank drop-off Staff and volunteers at The Trussell Trust food banks are working tirelesslylocations during the first week of December, ensuring that the food banks to support people in their communities as the price of essentials continueshave time to distribute the items before Christmas. to soar. Feedback from food banks stated:Between April 2022 and March 2023, food banks in our network provided Thecost-of-livingcrisisisforcingpeopleintoimpossibledecisionsalmost 3 million food supplies to people in crisis, a 37% increase on the because they simply dont have enough money. Do they eat or buy otherprevious year - the most parcels ever distributed by the network in a year. essentials such as school shoes for their kids?December 2022 was the busiest month on record for food banks in the TheTrussellTrustsupportsanationwidenetworkoffoodbanksandTrussell Trust network, with a food parcel being distributed every 8 seconds. together they provide emergency food and support to people locked in poverty, and campaign for change to end the need for food banks in theThis year, we will have collection points in: UK. They support these food banks to provide a minimum of three days nutritionally balanced emergency food to people who have been referredNuneaton, Dunstable, Wembley, Brimsdown & in crisis, as well as support to help people resolve the crises they face.GlasgowThe Networker Autumn 2023 23.'