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While some of us enjoy takeaways and supermarket deliveries, others are going hungry - these are the people making sure Salford is fed
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Food deliveries are becoming a part of our lives more than ever amid the coronavirus lockdown. For some, the last few weeks have seen more takeaways and supermarket deliveries than usual.
Others aren't so lucky - they rely on food banks. Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, food bank usage had been steadily increasing.
In 2010, the Trussell Trust handed out 41,000 food parcels across the UK. By 2016, that number had risen to 1.2m. The coronavirus crisis has only accelerated the rate of demand, according to volunteers across Greater Manchester.
One council-run service, Salford Assist, used to provide 25 food vouchers a week to people who cannot afford food or fuel and need emergency help.
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