Food bank idea

My only thought here is that maybe free food from food banks could/should mean a compulsory referral to a financial advisor and should be for a maximum length of time. Just a thought

 

It sort of is like that at a lot of them. There are a lot of food banks that you can only access via a referral and it is only for an emergency 3 day package, if you need more you have to get another referral which means jumping through a lot of hoops.

Edit: here's a link to the Citizen's Advice page which also talks about referrals https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/benefits/help-if-on-a-low-income/using-a-food-bank/

Here's the trussel trust Barnsley food bank page that explains how they work: https://barnsley.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/

 

@SuperTyke you 'liked' the post before I did my second edit so I''m not sure whether you saw my second link or not but you may find this of interest:

Here's the trussel trust Barnsley food bank page that explains how they work: https://barnsley.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/

 

Thanks for the reminder. I'll have a look at both links.

The idea of food banks interests me and I support the whole idea but I've never read up on the finer details.

On an only slightly related topic one of my biggest bugbears is the collection baskets for food behind the checkouts at supermarkets. I find the the thought of buying an item of food from a billion pound company generating them even more profit and then putting that item of food into essentially a charity bin repulsive.

 

I know what you mean but I still put something in every week because I'm not going to grow or bake my own food to take along to a food bank. The one in Kirkstall Morrisons bothers me though as it is literally a green wheelie bin. Even though the things I buy are all in tins or in packets, I still hate the action of putting something in an actual bin (albeit a clean one) for people to later eat.

 

Who is going to pay said d financial adviser?

 

When said companies are the biggest recipient of corporate benefits in the form of tax credits subsidising poverty pay

 

Assuming this BBS is a cross section of our fan base, i would set up a poll. yes or no. i will go with the majority. im going to ring the club anyhow to sound it out

im not doing this on my own though. it will require some time for anybody dedicated

 

What a cracking idea

 

They wouldnt require a finacial adviser just someone who has budgeting knowledge and debt advice.
Plenty of those about that are free to use.

 

good god ,, i didnt even knew about that. kick up the backside needed