Professor Green: I’ve spent time in Britain’s food banks and the destitution was heartbreaking
The IndependentThe best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Ahead of the parties and gift-giving, however, I’d ask people to step back and think about the many families that will struggle to put lunch on the table on the 25th December. In the last year alone, The Trussell Trust, the UK’s biggest food bank provider, has delivered over 1.6 million food parcels to vulnerable people, with over one-third of those given to children. There’s no doubt that eradicating these inequalities is far from straightforward, but that doesn’t mean we can’t help to provide people with the tools to break out of the cycle of poverty. You can even head to supermarkets like Tesco, which is currently offering a 5 pence per pack donation on your behalf with every purchase of special packs of PG Tips, Hellmann’s, Colman’s, Knorr, Pot Noodle and Graze.
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