{"id":44672,"date":"2020-11-10T14:44:05","date_gmt":"2020-11-10T14:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=44672"},"modified":"2020-11-10T16:14:06","modified_gmt":"2020-11-10T16:14:06","slug":"llanrumney-food-poverty-scheme-at-tipping-point-as-organisers-look-to-expand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/11\/10\/llanrumney-food-poverty-scheme-at-tipping-point-as-organisers-look-to-expand\/","title":{"rendered":"Llanrumney food poverty scheme at ‘tipping point’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Pantry project saw membership applications rise sharply in its opening weeks and organisers plan to increase capacity <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

A VOLUNTEER-LED shop which offers cheap food to struggling families in Llanrumney has seen memberships and donations surge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For \u00a35 a week, members of the Llanrumney Hall Pantry are given tokens to shop for food and household essentials at a subsidised rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Located at Llanrumney Hall, a charity and community hub, the Pantry now has 261 members and over 300 applications to join.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Pantry is only open to people who live in Llanrumney, but organisers say they have enough money to fund over 500 free memberships and want to support other areas in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sam Holt, who set up the project, said he believed it was the “fastest growing in the UK,” with over 230 members joining in the first three weeks and an average of 80 people visiting each Thursday when the Pantry is open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re at this tipping point,\u201d he said. \u201cWe never expected to be here so quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlready we\u2019re thinking maybe we need to open up another time slot, maybe Tuesday afternoon or evening, so that those in work or childcare commitments will be able to make it along.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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