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December food parcels decreased
4th January 2025
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FIGURES FOR THE NUMBER OF FOOD PARCELS PROVIDED BY SLOUGH FOODBANK DURING 1 – 31 DECEMBER 2024, COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN DECEMBER 2023
Total number of food parcels: 994, a 17% decrease
Number of adults: 634, a 13% decrease
Number of children: 360, a 20% decrease
The total number of parcels provided during December is 17% fewer when compared to December last year. However, it’s still 994 food parcels too many, with people in Slough and the surrounding community continuing to face hunger and hardship. In addition to the standard food parcel, during December, we provided 228 Christmas Hampers to households to help bring a little joy to people struggling in food poverty crisis over Christmas.