Classroom assistants, ambulance drivers, NHS staff and members of the police and fire service have been among those coming through the doors.
“It’s a constant battle for people to make their money stretch, and even essential items are no longer affordable. It’s genuinely shocking to see how people are being forced to live and I dread to think what would happen if places like this didn’t exist.
The charity and its kind-hearted team of volunteers provide a warm jacket and five toys for each child to open on Christmas morning. However, they are in urgent need of more items - such as warm winter jackets for children - to help meet demand. She added: “We are very short on jackets, and they can be pre-loved as long as they are in good condition, we will happily accept them.
“We waste millions of pounds and never seem to develop a real solution to the crisis people are facing daily. We have people coming to us with literally nothing, no food electricity and living in real hardship. She said: “One lady, who we helped through a difficult period when she lost her job, recently popped in to drop off a load of items. She said she wanted to repay the good turn we had done for her, which was very touching.
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