A Plymouth charity with the belief that ‘no family should go hungry’
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rovide Devon is a Christian charity providing food and other community organisations. It continues to to people in poverty within Plymouth and the match the need for food with the surplus food within the surrounding area. community without compromising on quality. It began in 2015 under the banner ‘Community Food Steve Bailey, manager, said: ‘We only work directly Share’ as a result of surplus food donations made to the with referral agents, offering anonymity to families Soup Run. Headed up by Plymouth woman Maddie and individuals in need of food. We offer a rapid Maddison (pictured below right), she linked the food response as the people we feed will often have been share scheme with local primary schools to see if any experiencing food insecurity for some time.’ families would appreciate the Within just 13 days in food - it quickly became clear February this year the charity how great the need was. had given out 160 parcels. A few years later, in Requests can be made due December 2018, after to financial poverty, mental hundreds of food hampers health matters, bereavement had been supplied across or a sudden change in the city, the charity Provide circumstances including Devon was born, with the being discharged from aim of giving individuals hospital. immediate relief from food The crisis food packages insecurity while they explored typically includes milk, butter, longer term support through eggs, cheese, bread, fruit, appropriate channels. vegetables and long life items Using a combination of fresh such as rice, soup and cereals. produce and donated surplus When possible the charity A dedicated team from food from retailers, a requested will also add a selection of Provide Devon work around the food parcel is usually provided donated toiletries. clock to help people in crisis to the charity’s referral agents ‘The situation is hard as the within 24 hours. scales of people in need in Provide Devon works closely with education providers Plymouth is huge,’ added Steve. from pre-schools through to universities, as well as the ‘We want to provide meaningful, nutritious meals NHS, British Red Cross, churches, charities, housing with a positive outcome. Within the parcels we also associations, Plymouth City Council, debt relief agencies include recipes so that people have the opportunity
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