Quarter of people who need food aid won't ask for it: Red Cross
2 years, 1 month 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. Then they cut back on food,” said Heleen van den Berg of the Red Cross. The aid organization’s research also showed that 89 percent of Netherlands residents are willing to help a friend or family member if asked.

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One in seven people in Netherlands have problems buying food
10 months, 3 weeks 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
10 months, 3 weeks 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, 3 months 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 …

Number of people requiring food bank help has stabilized
2 years ago

Number of people requiring food bank help has stabilized

NL Times  

The number of people who visit food banks in the Netherlands has stabilized in the first months of this year, said a spokesperson for Voedselbank Netherlands, which represents many food banks operating across the country. In the last quarter of 2022, the number of food bank users increased by 30 percent to 120,000 per week. The number of food bank …

Some 400,000 Dutch people cannot afford food and groceries, Red Cross says
2 years, 4 months 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 …

Sharp increase in people using food bank last year
4 years 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
4 years 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, 5 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, 5 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 …

The U.N.'s Terrible Dilemma: Who Gets To Eat?
7 years, 2 months ago

The U.N.'s Terrible Dilemma: Who Gets To Eat?

NPR  

The U.N.'s Terrible Dilemma: Who Gets To Eat? "Basically, when we haven't got enough money, we have to decide who's not going to get food," says Peter Smerdon, a spokesman for the U.N.'s World Food Programme in East Africa. Sponsor Message World The U.N.'s Food Aid Shortages The U.N.'s Food Aid Shortages Listen · 3:38 3:38 WFP has already made …

Dutch less willing to give first aid: Red Cross
7 years, 6 months ago

Dutch less willing to give first aid: Red Cross

NL Times  

An increasing number of Dutch are not willing to provide first aid to strangers on the street, according to a study Kantar Public did on behalf of the Red Cross. In 2010, when Red Cross performed exactly the same study, those percentages were higher, according to the aid organization. "We do not know exactly how the decrease is to be …

Red Cross denies that thousands of volunteers won't help refugees
9 years, 3 months ago

Red Cross denies that thousands of volunteers won't help refugees

NL Times  

The Dutch Red Cross firmly denies reports that their volunteers refuse to help refugees on principle. On Friday NOS reported, based on an internal survey conducted among 1,293 of the 30 thousand volunteers in September, that 20 percent of the volunteers are not willing to help refugees. Some of the volunteers gave reasons based on "fundamental principles", like rather wanting …

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