"People will go hungry" - that is the stark warning from a south Manchester food bank owner in desperate need of a new home. Perry's Pantry, in East Didsbury, provides vital food packages to more than 70 homes a week across Didsbury and the surrounding area - but, amid the ongoing cost of living crisis that is causing families to feel the pinch more than ever, demand has meant they have outgrown their current premises.
Now, Jen Savaris, who first kick-started her charitable efforts in lockdown and later moved into a former dress store on School Lane says she is worried that she will not find a new permanent home for the food bank, which opens three days a week and prepares food parcels that are then delivered to homes in need across south Manchester.
It comes following a huge spike in referrals, particularly since Christmas and the announcement that household gas and electricity bills could face an inflation in bills. Jen admitted that herself and volunteers are now more stretched than ever delivering to dozens of homes and that they need a larger space to store copious amounts of donated foods.
