Funding challenges amid rising need for Stoke-on-Trent Foodbank

Stoke-on-Trent Foodbank gave away over 11,000 emergency food parcels in 2015/16, 88 tonnes of food was donated to the charity, which has 400 volunteers across 17 distribution centres at 17 local churches.

Rev Martin Stephens, trustee at the foodbank, told mesome of the funding for six employees has ended, amid the increase in demand.

First broadcast on my breakfast show on Cross Rhythms City Radio 101.8FM on 15 April 2016.

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