For many people, Christmas is a season of celebration. For thousands of families across Derby, it is a season of impossible choices. Parents skip meals so their children can eat. Families already struggling with rising living costs face another Christmas filled with anxiety rather than joy.
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Across Derby, the cost-of-living crisis continues to affect thousands of households. Many families are now experiencing food insecurity for the first time. Increasing energy costs, housing pressures and reduced disposable income mean many households enter Christmas carrying enormous financial stress. For vulnerable families, older people living alone, refugees, people with disabilities and individuals facing homelessness, Christmas can become one of the hardest periods of the year.
RCCG Solid Rock Derby will deliver a large-scale Christmas support programme providing: 5,000 Christmas Hampers Each hamper will include •nutritious food •festive treats •toiletries •household essentials •winter clothing •practical information about further community support Recipients will include •Low-income families •Single parents •Pensioners •Refugees and asylum seekers •People with disabilities •Individuals at risk of homelessness •People referred by schools and community organization