Food Bank provides support through a crisis

MK Food Bank offers two main services –emergency short term food parcels and a Top-up Shop which allows people to buy 10 items from the food bank for £2.

The short-term food parcels offer temporary support in a crisis and consist of bags of long-life food designed to make meals for three to four days.

With more people need support over a longer-term, the MK Food Bank launched its Top-Up Shop as well as a Mobile Top-Up Shop which now stops in six priority estates in MK.

Operations manager Louisa Hobbs said: “The cost of living crisis rages on and in 2022, we gave out 26,000 emergency parcels and equivalent - 40% more than in 2021 and numbers are continuing to grow. A cruel double blow is that high food prices have also contributed to a significant fall in donations of food from the community, meaning we’re spending thousands per month on food.

“This crisis isn’t going away any time soon and we predict that demand for both our emergency and longer-term support could double before the year is out. We now need your help more than ever.

“We know that the business community across the Milton Keynes network are incredibly generous and community-minded. By extending this network further and building stronger relationships within the sector, we know we can support all families and individuals in crisis in Milton Keynes through these difficult times.”