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<p>Following the 'Feeding Britain' report published by the Hon. member for Birkenhead
and the Lord Bishop of Truro in December 2014 the Church has continued its monitoring
of food bank usage and offering support for those who are in need of the emergency
food services.</p><p> </p><p>81% of the 16,000 Church of England parishes are offering
support to a food bank with two-thirds involved in running or operating a food bank,</p><p>76%
of churches collect food for a local food bank,</p><p>39% provide volunteers,</p><p>29%
help to manage one,</p><p>22% give out vouchers</p><p>14% offer the use of their premises.</p><p>
</p><p>More information about the work of the Church of England and our involvement
with foodbanks can be found in the following Church Urban Fund report: Church in Action</p><p><a
href="http://www.cuf.org.uk/sites/default/files/PDFs/Research/Church-in-Action-2015_0.pdf"
target="_blank">http://www.cuf.org.uk/sites/default/files/PDFs/Research/Church-in-Action-2015_0.pdf</a></p>
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