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DA Christmas Donation Drive
Fundraising for Trussell
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Hi DA folks!
'Tis is the Season of Giving! Join us to give back a little and make someone's challenging winter slightly better. :) Following on from the brilliant work some of our team did volunteering at local food banks a couple of weeks ago, we're setting ourselves a challenge to raise £500 for Trussell Trust and support this good cause at a time they are struggling to help the local community.
Merry Christmas and thank you for contributing!
DA Community Affairs Team.
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Some more information on the Trussell Trust's aims:
Insight from food banks on the frontline of this crisis predicts that this winter will be much worse than the height of the pandemic. On top of two exhausting years navigating and supporting their communities, food banks are now hit with the devastating pressures of increased need, higher costs and stock issues, making their work more challenging than ever before.
For the first time ever, our food bank network gave out more food than was donated last year. And this year, they are having to top up their donations by buying food on a scale we've never seen before. This is alongside increased utility bills and reduced capacity to provide additional practical support to help people through this crisis and to a place where they can afford the essentials.
Help us fight hunger and poverty across the UK
By bringing your colleagues together to fundraise for the Trussell Trust you'll be helping us support an incredible network of 1,300 local food banks in communities across the UK. They're staffed by amazing volunteers who make a difference every day.
You'll be helping us train and fund expert financial advisers to support people facing financial crisis. They spend whatever time it takes with someone to make a plan that helps them back on their feet for good.
And you'll help us campaign to change policies that make poverty in the UK worse, and fight for the changes we need to see a future where no one needs to use a food bank.