Wigan charity distributes 100 extra hampers this Christmas

Every year The Brick provides families with a hamper of food, toys, gifts and more.

The families, many experiencing food poverty, are referred to The Brick by Wigan Council and agencies including schools and GPs.

This year, with the knowledge that so many more families are in crisis due to the coronavirus pandemic, The Brick decided to try to help more families than before.

Louise Green, CEO at The Brick, said: “We made the decision to extend our Christmas hamper campaign and to help an additional 100 families, as by September we were already very aware of the increase of families facing food poverty, as a result of the pandemic. The charity had witnessed a 200 per cent increase in the provision of food parcels from The Brick’s food bank and we didn’t want any of our local families to go without at Christmas.”

Donations to The Brick can be made at www.justgiving.com/campaign/asoullikeyours

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