Not a so Merry Christmas for some

More families are depending on food banks to feed
their families this Christmas.

Has we shop until we drop those of us who can or have planned and prepare for Christmas remember the thousands of families who will be dependent on emergency hand-outs from food banks and other charities in the two weeks over Christmas.

Who knows next Christmas it could be you or a family member who could have to rely on the support of a food bank or toy bank. Just thing not long ago we might have been packing boxes to send to families in other counties now they are just as needed here. It’s been reported 60,000 people, including 20,000 children, will receive help from one of its 400 food banks over the festive period in one of the riches counties in the world, sad or what.

A food bank volunteer, said: “We had some families with four and five children coming in on Christmas Day who were absolutely desperate. It’s heart-breaking.

“A lot of people have struggled since the changes to the benefits system were introduced earlier this year.

“One minute they are getting a certain amount of benefit then the system changes and they are left with less or nothing if you fell foal of the rules.

“In the last year, we’ve".

If you have some spare food why on contact your local foot bank and see if there is a pick-up point in your area or buy an extra toy a donate it to one of the many organisation collecting for disadvantage children.

One mum of four from Cardiff, said last Christmas: “For months I’ve struggled to feed my children. This year, I was given a hamper from my local food bank three days before Christmas.

“It was the first day I can remember not feeling scared about feeding my family"