Some 400,000 Dutch people cannot afford food and groceries, Red Cross says
2 years, 1 month ago

Some 400,000 Dutch people cannot afford food and groceries, Red Cross says

NL Times  

About 400,000 people in the Netherlands cannot afford food and groceries, the Red Cross estimated. “People experience fruit and vegetables as an unattainable luxury,” Heleen van den Berg, head of national aid at the Dutch Red Cross, said in a statement. We also hear that parents don’t eat to ensure that their children can.” The Red Cross recently started distributing breakfast packages in Friesland and Utrecht. The aid organization works with partner organizations like community centers to ensure these €10 food packages reach struggling families so that kids don’t have to go to school hungry. “In this help, we mainly focus on people who do not qualify for regular aid or who are unable to find that help themselves,” the Red Cross said.

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One in seven people in Netherlands have problems buying food
8 months, 1 week ago

One in seven people in Netherlands have problems buying food

Dutch News  

One in seven people in the Netherlands go short of food or lack a balanced diet, according to a study compiled for the Red Cross. Just over half of those who did not have enough to eat and three-quarters who ate an unbalanced diet said lack of money was the biggest problem, while a smaller proportion – 25% and 37% …

One in seven people in Netherlands have problems buying food
8 months, 1 week ago

One in seven people in Netherlands have problems buying food

Dutch News  

One in seven people in the Netherlands go short of food or lack a balanced diet, according to a study compiled for the Red Cross. Just over half of those who did not have enough to eat and three-quarters who ate an unbalanced diet said lack of money was the biggest problem, while a smaller proportion – 25% and 37% …

Ahead of Dutch elections, food banks highlight the cost-of-living crisis, a major campaign theme
1 year, 1 month ago

Ahead of Dutch elections, food banks highlight the cost-of-living crisis, a major campaign theme

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We will make the primary necessities of life affordable,” his …

Ahead of Dutch elections, food banks highlight the cost-of-living crisis, a major campaign theme
1 year, 1 month ago

Ahead of Dutch elections, food banks highlight the cost-of-living crisis, a major campaign theme

Associated Press  

VOORBURG, Netherlands — Cans of fish, jars of pasta sauce and bags of beans are stacked in blue crates. “We will make the primary necessities of life affordable,” his party’s manifesto says, with measures including reforming taxation and welfare rules to give people more disposable income. “To make sure people who work full-time can make ends meet, we will raise …

Dutch gov't pushes €2 million into making period products free for more women
1 year, 8 months ago

Dutch gov't pushes €2 million into making period products free for more women

NL Times  

The Dutch government is pushing more money into fighting poverty, including 2 million euros specifically to make free menstruation products available to more women. The government is also awarding 15.8 million euros in subsidies to Stichting Voedselvangnet, the foundation that purchases and supplies food to food banks, over the next four years for the purchase of food, clothing, school supplies, …

Quarter of people who need food aid won't ask for it: Red Cross
1 year, 11 months ago

Quarter of people who need food aid won't ask for it: Red Cross

NL Times  

A quarter of the people who don’t have enough food would not ask for help. They wouldn’t go to people they know or a government organization for support, the Red Cross found in a survey of over 1,000 Netherlands residents. According to the Red Cross, the number of Netherlands residents in need of food support increased in the past year. …

Dutch families having a harder time affording groceries; Red Cross issues fundraiser
2 years ago

Dutch families having a harder time affording groceries; Red Cross issues fundraiser

NL Times  

With the spiking costs of living, more and more Netherlands residents are struggling to afford their weekly groceries. Food banks in Noord-Brabant have seen their customers increase so much that some may need to stop accepting new requests for help. We keep getting more questions,” Red Cross spokesperson Nicole van Batenburg told NOS about the food support the aid organization …

Sharp increase in people using food bank last year
3 years, 9 months ago

Sharp increase in people using food bank last year

NL Times  

In 2020, the number of people who turned to the food bank because they couldn't afford food rose sharply. Where in 2019, 151 thousand people made use of the food bank, last year that number rose to 160,500 people, the Dutch food bank reports. The food bank reports that the need for assistance to supply daily meals has been on …

Alarming increase in Dutch needing Red Cross food support
3 years, 10 months ago

Alarming increase in Dutch needing Red Cross food support

NL Times  

The number of Netherlands residents who need help to buy food is increasing alarmingly, the Red Cross reported. In May last year, the aid organization issued abut 2,200 shopping cards and food parcels per week. The Red Cross encountered student mentors coming to ask for help because students can't afford anything other than bread. "They are people who previously had …

Red Cross launches appeal for people unable to buy food due to corona crisis
4 years, 2 months ago

Red Cross launches appeal for people unable to buy food due to corona crisis

Dutch News  

Around 25,000 people in the Netherlands do not have enough money to buy food as a result of the coronavirus crisis, according to the Dutch Red Cross. ‘It’s people who have lost their jobs, labour migrants and people who don’t have papers and so aren’t eligible for ordinary support,’ said secretary general Marieke van Schaik. The Red Cross has set …

Red Cross fundraiser to help people going hungry in Covid crisis
4 years, 2 months ago

Red Cross fundraiser to help people going hungry in Covid crisis

NL Times  

The Red Cross launched a fundraiser on Monday to provide food aid to the thousands of Netherlands residents going hungry during the coronavirus crisis. "We estimate that about 25 thousand people need food aid," Red Cross director Marieke van Schaik said to NOS. In May, the Red Cross teamed up with the food banks to provide food aid to vulnerable …

Red Cross delivering thousands of food packages to people in crisis
4 years, 6 months ago

Red Cross delivering thousands of food packages to people in crisis

NL Times  

The Red Cross has delivered over 10 thousand food packages since May to people who have struggled due to the financial implications of the coronavirus. A spokesperson for the Red Cross told NL Times people have been very grateful to receive the boxes. The Red Cross said it will continue with the packages for the time being. The spokesperson for …

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