The head of a child poverty charity has expressed her shock that an innovative service designed to help tackle food poverty in North Tyneside was oversubscribed within hours of being announced.
Surplus food distribution group The Bread and Butter Thing (TBBT) has opened its first centre at Family Gateway’s Howdon Community Hub in partnership with North Tyneside Council.
The project provides access to low-cost surplus food and staples. For just £7.50, TBBT members’ shopping bags can be filled with an average of £35 worth of items made up of quality, nutritious food.