A Newcastle charity feeding hundreds of homeless people every night is now looking to set up a 'corner shop' to help people struggling with the rising cost of living.
The People's Kitchen on Bath Lane told Chronicle Live in April that it is seeing around 300 people turning up to the charity to receive a hot meal every night - a figure that has almost doubled in just 18 months as the cost of living crisis bites. Now, it is looking to provide even more support to some of the city's most vulnerable by launching a 'corner shop' to provide free food parcels to families struggling to meet soaring bills.
On Sunday, September 11 a team from the charity was due to take on the Great North Run in a bid to raise £5,000 to buy donations for the project. People’s Kitchen trustee Maggie Pavlou said the scheme would help those who are in desperate need of support.
