The Trussell Trust
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The Trussell Trust is an NGO and charity that works to end the need for food banks in the United Kingdom. It "is based on, shaped, and guided by Christian principles" and supports a network of over 1,200 food bank centres to provide emergency food and compassionate, practical support to people in crisis, while campaigning for long-term change to the structural issues that lock people into poverty. Its main office is in Salisbury, England.[1]
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Founded | 1997 (1997) |
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Founder | Paddy Henderson Carol Henderson |
Registration no. | Charity no.: 1110522 Company no.: 5434524 |
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Area served | United Kingdom |
Products | Food Parcels |
Method | Food banks |
Key people | CEO, Emma Revie |
Employees | 120+ |
Volunteers | 28,000 |
Website | trusselltrust |
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