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Ways to make your life easier and safer when eating and preparing food, and how to get support through food parcels if you are struggling.
Here are some things you can do straight away:
AskSARA gives advice about equipment to help make daily living easier. Visit the CarersUK website to use AskSARA.
There is equipment that can help you prepare food.
Here are some things you can do straight away:
Everyone's unique and has different reasons why shopping for food may be difficult. It could be that you’re unable to drive, can't carry your shopping bags, get tired walking or can't see the food labels because you’re visually impaired.
Here are some options to help you:
Foodbanks are non-profit making organisations that give food parcels to those in crisis who don’t have enough money to buy food themselves.
The Trussell Trust foodbank provide three days of emergency food and support.
Each food parcel contains nutritionally balanced, non-perishable food. Schools, churches, businesses and individuals donate non-perishable, in-date food. There are also 'supermarket collections' where shoppers can donate items from their shopping basket.
Every referral to a Trussell Trust foodbank is made by frontline care professionals, such as doctors, health visitors, social workers, welfare officers, the police and probation officers. They will identify that a person is in crisis and will issue a food voucher. If you have a concern about a resident, they need to have a referral from one of these agencies to be able to access the foodbank.
Another option is to contact one of the borough’s many community food organisations. These friendly local food hubs can help you access free or affordable food. The Council has recently worked closely with these five.