Friday 17th July 2020
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Report written by JP
It was a bright sunshiny morning in Kingston as Salwa and JP headed over to the Kingsgate Church to help the Voices of Hope people with their "Brite Boxes" providing food for people who need it in these challenging times. The task was simple - moving about 200 pre-filled boxes down from the 2nd floor to the ground floor and stacking them for collection. The lift was working, fortunately, and we made relatively short work of the task and had a lot of fun at the same time!
In the midst of the current crisis we shall continue to seek to be a voice of hope to all. We are working closely with Kingston Council and Kingston Voluntary Action. We have been designated responsibility as a central food distribution point for the whole of Kingston borough, with the aim of providing support to the most vulnerable in our community including the homeless, the isolated and those whose income is inadequate to meet their daily needs. We shall be undertaking this for a 12-week period starting on Monday 12th March. Practically, this means: - preparing thousands of hot meals for those unable to do so (10,000 to date!) - preparing packages of essential foodstuffs and basic aid for those who most need them - providing a delivery service to as many of the 18,000 people aged 70+ in Kingston as possible
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