‘People are hurting’: food charities in demand in Sydney’s Covid hotspots

OzHarvest says it is distributing five times as many hampers as it was at the start of lockdown

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Food charities say demand for assistance in south-west and western Sydney is continuing to grow, with more than five times the number of hampers being handed out each week since before lockdown.

OzHarvest, a food rescue organisation that has been providing food hampers and cooked meals for people in need, has established two hamper hubs" in the 12 local government areas hardest hit by NSW's Covid outbreak, in Lakemba and Granville, to deal with the increasing demand.