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May 2020

Becoming a doorstep community

The next in our series of guest blog posts during Covid-19 comes from Naomi Maynard, a food pantry volunteer in Liverpool. Naomi writes: On 6th December 2019 St George’s Everton Your Local Pantry opened its doors for the first time, welcoming in 20 or so members who had heard about Read more…

By Stephanie Denning, 11 months11 months ago

How will disabled people manage through the Coronavirus crisis?

The fourth of our guest blog posts during Covid-19 comes from Hannah Deakin, a disability blogger and activist. Hannah writes: Coronavirus or Covid-19. A word that until a couple of months ago nobody had heard of, except maybe as Corona – a beer! Now we are in a pandemic; the Read more…

By Stephanie Denning, 11 months11 months ago

Citizens Advice during the Lockdown

This week the third in our series of guest blog posts during Covid-19 comes from a volunteer at Citizens Advice in Surrey. Dinah writes: Millions unable to go to work.  People unable to pay their rent.  Limited access to supermarkets. You’d think it would send people flocking to Citizens Advice. Read more…

By Stephanie Denning, 11 months11 months ago

Does Covid-19 mean foodbanks are here for good?

In the second of a series of guest blog posts during Covid-19, this week we hear from foodbank volunteer Bob Jefford. Bob reflects: The pandemic has just transformed all of our lives, and the Covid-19 stats are spreading like wildfire. But dig beneath the increasing death toll and the controversies Read more…

By Stephanie Denning, 11 months11 months ago
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