How Long Covid impact is overwhelming & the Rise on demand at We Care Food Bank + ITV tonight to feature our work 11 February

What is not being reported these days is the overwhelming numbers of people sick but NOT to sick to go to hospital and the equal staggering numbers of people with Long COVID and struggling with recover after leaving hospital, most with no care plan with families living far away unable to travel and fearful how loved ones will cope .

We Care Food Bank at Kath's Place are not just dealing with the huge increase in demand for its Food Bank but also the Food Pantry that supports anyone going hungry especially increasing numbers finding themselves job less or with a 30% pay cut , cash they would usually spend on food 7 paying bills. This Lockdown has further hit We Care hard as with people staying home the main income stream the cash from people shopping at its Charity Shop has dropped by 80% whilst demand for We Care services rises almost by the hour due to the diversity of the people helped , fed and supported We Care gets NO Government or Council Funding and depends on kindness of strangers YOU to donate via this Go Fund Me page or shop at Kath's Place ..This is OUR Communities story, the film we made during lockdown first time so you can see how important our work is and why we need your donations NOW , enjoy this short film. Click on the link, and if you think we are worthy, please donate to support our work as every day is a struggle to survive whilst the demands on the services we offer has never been more needed 

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Feeding Lewisham

On February 11 The flag ship ITV Tonight programme will feature us with Marcus Rashford part of this 30 minute programme about the changing demands of a Food Bank Britain.

Please buy your face masks , PPE etc at Kath's place, donate to this fund me page or in our shop donation box or think about setting up a monthly donation to We Care. Cooperative bank account sort code 08-92-99 account number 65659328. needless to say, NONE of Wew Care team are paid, every penny goes to support these projects and the building that we must have to operate, whilst we can pay the rent the security to operate a service that should be offered, paid and run by the Council but sadly in the real world its let to us and you to safe lives and ensure our neighbours and their kids and pets eat at least one meal a day. How would you cope if your income was cut by 30% ?.

We Care At Kath's Place 50 Friendly Street Deptford opened on October 1, 2020, ( after running since 2014 from a network of peoples homes and gardens.) . as a community hub, Internet support .charity shop, support, legal and consumer law advice centre, as well as a base for its We Care Food Bank the largest Independent Food Bank, only one open 7 days a week offering food that reflects people dietary needs and everything from sanitary towels, to nappies, washing powder and loo roll in the UK and its new food model to support people in work who due to covid have seen a 30% cut in their monthly wage, cash they would usually count on to buy food, and gets NO Government or Council funding and depends on the kindness of strangers donating without YOUR help .

Please chip in to help out GoFundMe page https://gf.me/u/x8m3fw  .

Tackling climate change and finding solutions to poverty and waste are not new to Kaths Place, one project we offer saves parents ￡400-￡600 a year they usually spend on disposable nappies that damage the planet and further keep low-income households in poverty, We Care at Kath's Place is one if the rare places in the Uk parents can for just ￡5 ( free if you use We Care Food Bank ) buy bamboo nappies that do not need a washing machine, are biodegradable, look fantastic and with a pop button system grows with the baby, so one nappy can be used safely the entire nappy cycle of a baby

This Crisp packet project needs your help, can you collect and drop crisp packets at Kath's Place Deptford? Could you set up a project in YOUR school, YOUR community? it needs little space and little funds in global terms to get started

The reality for so many people in the present crisis. Rents are so high in our area that people in work do not have enough cash to pay the rent and, probably for the first time in their lives, are having to trade a visit to their local coffee shop for a visit to the We Care Food Bank and Food Pantry for help, advice, support and solidarity. Embarrassed and even ashamed, but even more desperate and distraught that their kids are going hungry, mums tell us that they can go days without food, and, on average, it takes people at least a week of going hungry before they finally come through our doors and ask for help. We really do need your donation. GoFundMe https://gf.me/u/x8m3fw  .

We would also ask that you buy from the Community Hub at Kath's Place Deptford or buy ethical gifts, fashion , books from; www.kathduncan-equality-civilrights-network.co.uk, Since We Care was launched as the UK's largest independent food bank and advice and support hub in Lewisham in 2014, it has always ensured that, during school holidays and Christmas, children and the hungry families they come from do not have to worry about putting food on the table. This half term, however, and over this coming COVID crisis , we truly need your help to feed the new wave of people and pets from across London who are in crisis and will be coming through our doors this winter at Kath's Place, 50 Friendly Street, Deptford SE8 4DR.

Help us Turn Crisp packets into usefiul life-saving products watch this video , spread the Word say #crissysentus

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I think you should check out this book, "Food Bank Britain" by Ray Barron-Woolford.

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This is really Important PLEASE SIGN and share ; The Crisis in poverty in the Uk estimated at 12 million & rising by the Government, lead to Kath Duncan Equality & Civil rights Network to launch this Parliament petition calling on the Government & all political parties to appoint a Minister 4 Poverty to insure all public policies are monitored on how they impact on Health. Housing. Education. Overseas Aid, in taking people out of poverty this crisis & beyond, would this not be a great idea to change after Covid all those with Covid roles to take on Poverty.

( please sign here and share -email across your network we are so close to get a Government response when we hit 10.000 signatures as Marcus Rashford did ) https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/328533) because a parliament petition is the only platform the Government has a legal obligation to respond.

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