Commissions Unit- Food Bank

Today I had a meeting with Ian the project manager of the Medway Food Bank, we talked about interviews and case studies that could be done and we also had a discussion on filming dates for the interviews and footage such as cut aways. I took the following notes most are things that he mentioned for me to follow up on after the meeting;

• Questions for interviews
• Script work
• Trussell Trust- history 411 food banks 
• Lots of volunteers 
• Christians
• Project Manager- interview
• Warehouse Manager-interview 
• Volunteers-interview
• Panorama (food bank)
• All is connected by a database 
• 7th food bank to open after Easter
• Reports- information shared- "December 12-13 served 3 1/2 thousand, 1/3 children"
• 50% are using food banks due to benefits, change or delay
• Look Trussell Trust numbers
• Very clear procedures "boundaries" 
• Crisi unit 
• 3x sixth month period, 3 days worth of food 
• Areas of agencies, help to contact the right people for further help 
• Respectful help 
• Denominations of Christians, different churches united