【實用工具app】S6 Foodbank|最夯免費app-綠色工廠好玩App

**********************************************UPDATE**********************************************The new Foodbank App has now been launched and is available in the Apple App Store:https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/foodbank/id807482869?mt=8Instead of downloading this app please download the new Foodbank App. The S6 Foodbank will be using that app from now on.Many thanks to our supporters of this S6 Foodbank App - it has been such a success we have now upgraded it and made it available to all Foodbanks - globally. This couldn't have been done without your support.This app will be removed from the App Store at the end of March 2014.**********************************************This is an app to help support the 'Sheffield S6 Foodbank'.The shopping list is updated regularly and highlights those items most needed.Updates and stories from the foodbank team are also downloaded direct to the app to keep supporters informed of news.Notifications are also used to notify supporters of new updates from the food bank team and also if the food bank is low on stock of certain food items.This is our the first version of the app for the S6 depot. It is our desire, if successful, to roll out the app nationwide across the UK to support all of the other Trussell Trust foodbanks.We really welcome your feedback!More information about the foodbank:1 in 5 people are living below the poverty line in the UK.Every day, near where you live there are families struggling to put food on the table.For people on low incomes, a sudden crisis - redundancy, benefit delay or even an unexpected bill - can mean going hungry.Every day parents skip meals to feed their children and people are forced to choose between paying the rent and eating.How a foodbank works:Food is donatedSchools, churches, businesses and individuals across Sheffield donate non-perishable, in-date food to a foodbank.Food is also collected at 'Supermarket Collections': These are events held at supermarkets where volunteers give shoppers a 'foodbank shopping list' and ask them to buy an extra item or two for local people in crisis.Food is sorted and storedVolunteers sort food to check that it's in date and pack it into boxes ready to be given to people in need.Frontline care professionals identify people in needWe partner with front-line care professionals who identify people in crisis and give them a voucher.Clients receive foodFoodbank clients bring their voucher to a foodbank centre where it can be redeemed for three days emergency food. On taking their voucher to the foodbank centre, people receive a warm welcome, a hot drink and a food parcel. We also put people in touch with agencies who can help resolve the underlying causes of the crisis.What's in a foodbox?Each foodbox contains a minimum of three days nutritionally balanced, non-perishable food.View a foodbank shopping listFoodbanks rely on the support of local communities.Sheffield S6 Foodbank provides emergency food and support to local people in crisis.