‘‘No one is getting presents this year’: The families using food banks over Christmas
The IndependentTwo young boys doze in a pushchair between rows of bread and a Christmas tree in Dad’s House, a charity with a food bank in west London. open image in gallery Families continue to get help at a food bank in west London as Christmas approaches “We’ve never seen anything like it, ever. “So Christmas is soul destroying because a lot of families can’t buy anything.” open image in gallery Christmas is ‘soul destroying’ for some struggling families, a food bank founder says The mother-of-two tells The Independent: “I wish – if I had money – I could buy a little bit of presents for my kids so they would be happy And for me too. No one is getting presents.” open image in gallery Volunteers help to pack food at Dad’s House in west London She says: “I’m on benefits. open image in gallery Nick de Stacpoole, pictured with two of his daughters, says there is ‘a lot of help and kindness’ around “I’ve never been in this position before … I’ve never been on benefits since my 20s,” the single father-of-three, who is struggling to find a job to fit around childcare, says.
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