Behind every food parcel, there’s often a bigger story and that’s why our Financial Inclusion partnership with Redcar and Cleveland Citizens Advice is such a vital part of what we do.
Their friendly team delivers free, confidential advice and support for our foodbank clients across all nine of our foodbank centres, helping people with things like benefits, debt, money, consumer issues, housing, family, work and immigration. The aim is simple: to help people move from crisis towards greater financial stability, so they don’t need the foodbank in the long term.
Over the last 3 years, together we have:
Supported 1,743 individuals Secured over £3.4 million in financial gains (money people were entitled to) Helped 137 clients manage £1.3 million of debt Reduced foodbank use by 711 instancesThis work is absolutely crucial to the quality of support we offer and it’s a partnership we’re truly grateful for.
A huge thank you to Trussell, who have supported this project over the last three years, and to the brilliant Citizens Advice team for everything they do alongside us every day. 
