If you are on minimum wage with a zero-hours contract, or you’re disabled, or suffering from mental health issues, then providing decent food day in, day out is difficult. It only takes one emergency like your cooker or fridge breaking down, for example and the crisis begins. People are then left with having to decide whether to heat their home, pay the rent or buy food. Things can very quickly spiral out of control.

At STC, we have been toiling tirelessly to make sure that no one goes hungry particularly during the coronavirus pandemic. The pandemic has caused a record 89% increase in the number of families relying on food banks. One of our local service users, a mother of five children reached out to us after her fridge/freezer broke down. She was at risk of losing the only food she had purchased through her children’s meal vouchers during COVID-19 lockdown. We managed to secure a donated fridge/freezer and helped salvage the home from a looming food crisis. 

Of course, ultimately, we want hunger and poverty to end in the UK. However, until the authorities do not address the cause, we will thrive to combat the symptoms. Our foodbank supports hundreds of individuals & families across the Bradford district and neighbouring towns such as Huddersfield. 

A typical food parcel contains cereal or porridge, soup, pasta, rice, pasta sauce, lentils and beans, tinned meat, tinned vegetables, tea or coffee, biscuits, rice pudding or spaghetti hoops tinned fruit, UHT milk and fruit juice. We also provide essential toiletries where required.