Appeal for support for food bank to support people through Covid-19 lockdown

New Zealand's Covid-19 Level 4 lock down and state of emergency over these past four weeks has been essential in enabling the country to make good progress towards eliminating the disease. To adopt any other strategy would have led to thousands of deaths, with elderly people and those with pre-existing health conditions at greatest risk, but with the disease able to kill people of any age.

The Government has dug deep to support wages, businesses, and a wide range of organisations, but still quite a number of those on living on low incomes which have been further reduced during the lock down need extra support from our community-based organisations.

I am Patron of Budgeting & Family Support Services. Mangere Otara & Tuakau. Their Chief Executive Officer, Darryl Evans, tells me that requests for food parcels have soared, and they badly need more support to help poor households.

Check out Budgeting & Family Support Services. Mangere Otara & Tuakau. Facebook page for details on how you could help, or donate via the account below:

Account Details:

Name: Mangere Budgeting Services Trust
Account No: 12-3076-0473043-02

Please put your name in the Reference field for receipt purposes.

If you require a receipt, please email the trust so that they can can send it to you; email: enquiries@mangerebudgeting.org.nz.

I know that there are many demands on people right now, but if you can help this Trust which works in Auckland's poorest communities, that would be greatly appreciated.

Barbara Dreaver has reported for 1 NEWS on the Trust's efforts to feed and support some of Auckland's poorest people; click link.