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Latest news in Yorkshire: November 14, 2018 11:20:22 AM
Rotherham Council is once more supporting the Food for People in Crisis
Appeal this Christmas.
Whilst most of us will wake up this Christmas to a house full of
presents and a table laden with food, some people within our communities
face a bleak prospect.The rising costs of living, combined with rental
increases, stagnant wages and new benefit schemes mean that for some
families there’ll be little food to eat and no gifts to unwrap.
It’s not only unemployed or homeless people who find themselves in this
terrible situation; older people and more working families are finding
it increasingly difficult to pay all the bills and still have enough
money to put food on the table. Insecure or seasonal work, an unexpected
expense, illness, or just a change in benefits or circumstances can
often tip people into crisis.
Christmas can also be a particularly hard time for some families as the
extended school holiday place extra strain on those financially
stretched as they struggle to pay the extra food costs normally covered
by school meals. Treats and festive food are a luxury some just cannot
afford, as more and more families face the difficult task to provide the
basics needed for survival.
Rotherham’s Food for People in Crisis (FiC) Partnership has launched its
annual Christmas Appeal for 2018, asking Rotherham residents and
businesses to help where they can by donating food and toiletry items at
various public donation points throughout the Borough, or by making a
monetary donation to the appeal.
The FiC Partnership consists of a number of organisations working across
the Borough to help people deal with crisis situations by providing them
with food, whether it’s a parcel to take home or a cooked meal, as well
as other forms of support and help.
Shafiq Hussain, Deputy CEO at Voluntary Action Rotherham and Chair of
the FiC Partnership said: “It’s a sad fact that some people struggle to
find the money to buy food and pay for other necessities. The Food in
Crisis Christmas Appeal is an opportunity for the kind and generous
people of Rotherham to come together and make a real difference to the
lives of those who, for whatever reason, find themselves in crisis in
our community. Every donation, no matter how small is welcome. We are
planning to collect the donations at the end of November, so they can be
sorted and distributed to groups who provide the food parcels in early
Decembe.”
Confirmed public donation points for non-perishable, in-date, food and
toiletry items are:
* Aston Library and Customer Service Centre
* Aston Park Fire Station
* Dearne Fire Station
* Dinnington Library and Customer Service Centre
* Maltby Customer Service Centre
* Maltby Fire Station
* Rawmarsh Library and Customer Service Centre
* Rotherham Fire Station
* Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, Riverside House
* Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, Town Hall, Rotherham
* Swinton Library and Customer Service Centre
* The Advertiser, Howard Street
* The Lifewise Centre, Hellaby
* Voluntary Action Rotherham
* Wath Community Library
* Wickersley Community Centre and Library
If you would like to request a donation box to collect food and/or
toiletry donations at your place of work or event, please contact
Voluntary Action Rotherham. Donation points will be active until Friday
30 November 2018.
Email foodincrisis@varotherham.org.uk
If you would prefer to make a monetary donation, you can also do this by
cheque or bank transfer, as follows:
Cheques should be made payable to: ‘People in Need (VAR)’ and sent to
Voluntary Action Rotherham, The Spectrum, Coke Hill, Rotherham, S60 2HX
To make a bank transfer, please ask your bank to send your donation to
‘People in Need (VAR)’, account number: 20298847, sort code: 60-83-01.
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