Diary of a Food Bank Manager

It's truly heartbreaking how often food bank guests are punished because they can't find work
Volunteers at Earlsfield Foodbank sort food in crates in the middle of a church
Charlotte White

It's truly heartbreaking how often food bank guests are punished because they can't find work

Food bank manager Charlotte White writes about how the government's drive to push people into work means people are being left without food
Diary of a food bank manager: People don't have enough for essentials, so what chance for hope?
Diary of a food bank manager

Diary of a food bank manager: People don't have enough for essentials, so what chance for hope?

Diary of a food bank manager: We’re now having to prepare parcels for people working full-time
Volunteers at Earlsfield Foodbank sort food in crates in the middle of a church
Diary of a food bank manager

Diary of a food bank manager: We’re now having to prepare parcels for people working full-time

Diary of a food bank manager: 'This Christmas, we're far beyond the choice between eating or heating'
Diary of a food bank manager

Diary of a food bank manager: 'This Christmas, we're far beyond the choice between eating or heating'

Diary of a food bank manager: Community initiatives are just plugging gaps in the system
Diary of a food bank manager

Diary of a food bank manager: Community initiatives are just plugging gaps in the system

Diary of a food bank manager: 'Now more regularly we hear about whole days without food'
Food bank volunteers
Food banks

Diary of a food bank manager: 'Now more regularly we hear about whole days without food'

Diary of a food bank manager: 'This year, there has been no lull. Just a steady increase'
Diary of a food bank manager

Diary of a food bank manager: 'This year, there has been no lull. Just a steady increase'

Diary of a food bank manager: Summer usually provides some respite. Not this year
Volunteers at Earlsfield Foodbank sort food in crates in the middle of a church
Diary of a food bank manager

Diary of a food bank manager: Summer usually provides some respite. Not this year

Diary of a food bank manager: 'Are we normalising food banks?'
Food bank volunteer/ T
Diary of a food bank manager

Diary of a food bank manager: 'Are we normalising food banks?'

Diary of a food bank manager: We registered our oldest ever guest, born in 1919
A volunteer delivers food to Earlsfield Foodbank. Image: Earlsfield Foodbank
Diary of a food bank manager

Diary of a food bank manager: We registered our oldest ever guest, born in 1919

Diary of a food bank manager: Government measures are a start, not a solution
A woman looks concerned and holds a pen, behind her a board lists food items used at Earlsfield Foodbank
Diary of a food bank manager

Diary of a food bank manager: Government measures are a start, not a solution

Diary of a food bank manager: 'MPs' comments do not relate in any way to what we see'
A volunteer at Earlsfield food bank sorts fresh food for guests to cook
Diary of a food bank manager

Diary of a food bank manager: 'MPs' comments do not relate in any way to what we see'

Diary of a food bank manager: 'The situation is becoming more and more desperate'
Diary of a food bank manager

Diary of a food bank manager: 'The situation is becoming more and more desperate'

Diary of a food bank manager: ‘Easter just meant memories of things which are unaffordable now’
Volunteers at the Earlsfield Foodbank sort Easter eggs for their guests
Diary of a food bank manager

Diary of a food bank manager: ‘Easter just meant memories of things which are unaffordable now’

Diary of a food bank manager: 'Last week we registered a 91-year-old man'
Earlsfield Food bank volunteers sort donations
Diary of a food bank manager

Diary of a food bank manager: 'Last week we registered a 91-year-old man'