A food charity has opened a second Cardiff hub due to an increased demand for hot meals that has left its first project “full” most weeks. FoodCycle, a food charity that provides free weekly hot meals, opened its Ely project in the Dusty Forge last week as the cost-of-living crisis continues to impact the lives of people in Cardiff.
The Ely project is the fourth hub the charity has opened in Wales in 18 months. It is the second in Cardiff, alongside the Riverside hub which hosts community meals every Wednesday at the Wyndam Street Centre.
Suzanne Waring, the charity’s regional manager, said: “We have seen demand increase over the past few months. The Riverside project is full most weeks now and so we thought opening one in another area of Cardiff, we'll be able to provide our services to more people. The past few months, we've particularly noticed a lot of people cannot afford to buy the food they need.”
