Annual Report 2023

Summary  

Marie Rosenthal (Chair of the Trustees)  introduced the report saying that It was difficult to remain optimistic when facing the challenges with the widening gap between wage increases and inflation. In Herefordshire this is particularly critical where there are significantly lower gross weekly earnings alongside one of the worst levels of housing affordability in the West Midlands region. Over the past ten years there has been a growth of over 83% in the demand for the help from the foodbank and in 2023 the food bank produced 2315 emergency food parcels and helped 4,737 people, plus over £12,000 in vouchers, providing an estimated 104,000 meals 

The Hereford Food Bank is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) and was registered by the Charity Commission in December 2016, Charity Number 1170826.