A CHARITY champion is urging people to donate unwanted food because it is dealing with a 100 per cent increase in people on the bread line.
Maundy Grange boss Dorothy McGregor said it was becoming ‘increasingly difficult’ to meet the demand placed on the charity by large families who have fallen into poverty.
The 75-year-old said the amount of people relying on the Abbey Street centre, in Accrington had doubled in a year.
She said: “We have seen a massive influx in the amount of people needing our help.
“Not only has the number of homeless people increased but so has the number of families who have homes but not enough money to eat.
“In the last year, the number of people coming in to the centre has doubled, we appropriately help around 200 people a day.
“We have also noticed the number of large families relying on us for food has increased but our donations are not increasing at the same rate.”
Dorothy McGregor, the nun who runs Maundy Relief, which primarily helps the homeless, is now appealing for more donations.
She said: “We are appealing for donations of any type of food. It really can be anything at all, every little helps.
“If anyone has left over buffet food from a party or an event please don’t put it in the bin think of us. We hate waste.
“There are so many people who are really struggling to make ends meet for no fault of their own. We even have people visiting us on a Sunday when we are closed because they are so desperate. Its awful.”
Maundy Relief puts the increase in demand down to the economy and the double dip recession.
People struggling to find money for food are given a three-day food parcel with basic foods such as bread, milk and tinned food.
Anyone able to donate food should drop off food at 29-31 Abbey Street, Accrington.
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