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42% increase in numbers of people helped

13th September 2020

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.

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