Mosque team providing vital food packages

Vital support: Jame Mosque volunteers prepare to send out boxes to vulnerable residents.

Operating from a previously unused building, the team has worked around the clock to create a safe space for a local food bank on Warwick Road.

Working in partnership with Kirklees Council and other local organisations, using local knowledge of the area, the group has been able to identify many vulnerable residents.

Yasin Raja, from the group, explained they have received donations far in excess of what they expected and have been able to cover a large area from Hanging Heaton to the top of Batley Carr. To date more than 400 boxes have been delivered and over £1,000 has been raised.

Boxing clever: Putting together the emergency packages.

Local co-ordinator Ebrahim Khalil Patel said: “We have been amazed at the amount of food, essentials and cash donations we have received. It’s a great credit to everyone who has helped out and makes us feel really humbled to witness this.”

Call the ICWA Foodbank phoneline on 07555 214500 to donate food or funding.

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