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Coventry Foodbank marks 15 year anniversary
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Coventry Foodbank marks 15 year anniversaryA special celebration was held with a visit from the Lord MayorLord Mayor Cllr Rachel Lancaster pictured with Gavin Kibble and Foodbank Manager Dee Ward (Image: provided)Coventry Foodbank marked its 15th anniversary with a celebration.
Founded in 2011, Coventry Foodbank has grown from a small community initiative into a vital service supporting thousands of local people each year.
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Foodbank clients bring their voucher to a foodbank centre where it can be redeemed for three to five days’ of emergency food.
The Lord Mayor said: “For fifteen years this centre has been a place of hope, dignity and community.