Westminster has the second-highest unemployment rate in London. More than 41% of children in Westminster live in poverty. Westminster Chapel's on-site Trussell Trust network Foodbank provides three days’-worth of nutritionally balanced (non-perishable) food to residents in the Borough of Westminster experiencing financial crisis.
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Food is donated by church members and local people (e.g., schools, businesses and charities) and stored. Volunteers sort and pack the food into food parcels. Westminster Chapel partner with front-line care professionals, who identify people in crisis and issue them with a voucher. On receiving a referral, a member of the team will call the client or a representative to arrange a collection date and time, and check for any special dietary needs.
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On arrival at the Foodbank centre, people will be checked in, receive a warm welcome, and their food parcel. If appropriate, they will also be put in touch with agencies that may be able to provide further assistance.
