Updates from Italy during COVID-19 crisis
Italy has been the first and most impacted country in Europe by the coronavirus pandemic. The Italian Food Banks, under the organization Fondazione Banco Alimentare Onlus, have always remained open since the beginning. As the country starts to slowly go back to normal life again, the economic crisis is hitting hard, putting the Food Banks […]
Updates from France during COVID-19 crisis
When the health crisis turns into a food crisis – 4 June 2020 Since the start of the pandemic, the demand for food aid has exploded across many countries, like in France. And it continues to increase since the end of the lock down. Associations fear that they will not be able to cope. For […]
Updates from Spain during COVID-19 crisis
As many other countries, Spain has been impacted very hard by the coronavirus pandemic. The Spanish Food Banks, under the Federación Española de Bancos de Alimentos (FESBAL), remain open and many initiatives have been taken in order to respond to the social emergency that the pandemic is causing for a lot of people in Spain. […]
Europe Day: European Food Banks Federation as example for the fight against coronavirus
Europe Day held on 9 May was the occasion to celebrate the citizens across the continent doing their part in the fight against coronavirus: from healthcare professionals to farmers, lorry drivers and supermarket workers, not to mention the millions of Europeans who are simply staying at home and respecting social distancing measures to keep us […]
Updates from the Netherlands during COVID-19 crisis
Corona crisis has brought challenges for Voedselbanken Nederland, the Dutch association of Food Banks, which is run exclusively by volunteers. 12,000 of volunteers are helping in the Food Banks of the country and most of them are elderly people. “An important part of our volunteer force is over 70 years old. At some locations as […]
