Worcestershire based accountancy firm, Ballards LLP, has chosen the Worcester Food Bank as its nominated charity of the year. The food bank provides nutritionally balanced emergency food and support to local people who are referred to them in crisis.
The Ballards support includes a year-long schedule of fundraising activities, volunteering initiatives and events.
Recently Ballards employees have attended the Food Bank to help sort and pack food and they will continue to volunteer throughout the year.
Partner at Ballards LLP, Ben Allman said:
“The Ballards team are very much community-focused, so it was not a surprise to me that Worcester Food Bank was voted by the staff as our chosen charity this year. We all recognise the tremendous pressure local communities are feeling right now, with many having to take the courageous decision to ask for help. “
Worcester Food Bank Operations Coordinator, Ruth Allsopp commented,
“We are so grateful to be selected as the Charity of the Year by Ballards LLP employees this year. Currently we are feeding an average of 1000 people a month here at Worcester Foodbank and we only see this increasing as winter sets in and the effects of the cost-of-living crisis take hold. We simply couldn’t meet the demand if it wasn’t for the support of the local community and businesses like Ballards.”