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Hundreds of families face going hungry as Manchester foodbank is just days away from 'breaking point'

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A foodbank is 'close to breaking point' as donations wear thin and referrals continue to rise in their hundreds. Didsbury charity Perry's Pantry may have to tell over 300 people that they will have to go without their weekly food parcels if they continue to see a drop in donations.

With benefit cuts and the cost of living continuing to rise, founder Jen Savaris says more volunteers are needed to deliver the vital parcels each week.

Either that, or the foodbank could see its shelves completely empty before December hits. READ MORE: It's Manchester in 2021 and a blind man has been left living alone with no bed, no fridge and just one can of soup to eat She predicts that the charity, which was first set up at the start of lockdown to deliver

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