The following table compares the activity at the Oswestry and Borders Foodbank over the last six months with the same period last year:
Weight of food issued | Number of parcels issued | Number of people helped | |
5th April 2019-5th Sept 2019 | 13,934 kg | 567 | 1146 |
5th April 2020-5th Sept 2020 | 16,241 kg | 725 | 1628 |
This is a 16% rise in the weight of food going out, a 28% rise in the number of parcels issued and a 42% rise in the number of people helped.