At this time of year, we traditionally celebrate Harvest together. Harvest is a time when we celebrate all the good food that this world provides and share the extra of what we have with others. This week we enjoyed two special assemblies about Harvest and today we welcomed Heather from the Westminster Foodbank who explained how we can help those who do not have enough food by bringing donations in to school.
How Foodbanks work:
FOOD IS DONATED
Schools, churches, businesses and individuals donate non-perishable, in-date food to a food bank. Large collections often take place as part of seasonal celebrations such as Harvest.
FOOD IS SORTED & STORED
Volunteers sort food to check that it’s in date and store it ready to be given to people who are referred to food banks in crisis. More than 40,000 people give up their time to volunteer at food banks across the UK.
PROFESSIONALS IDENTIFY PEOPLE IN NEED
Food banks partner with a wide range of care professionals such as doctors, teachers, health visitors and social workers to identify people in crisis and give them a food bank voucher to access emergency food.
CLIENTS RECEIVE FOOD
People bring their voucher to a food bank centre where it can be redeemed for three days’ emergency food. Volunteers welcome people and offer them further support to help resolve the crisis they face.
Please remember to bring your food donations in to school this week. Thank you to everyone for your support and your care for others, especially those less fortunate than ourselves.
