Hundreds of agency branches to be Food Bank donation centres

Agency giant Leaders Romans Group has launched a nationwide partnership with the Trussell Trust, which operates many of the country’s food banks.

A statement from the group says that as a key part of the local communities in which they are based, all of the branches in LRG’s network of estate agency brands - including Gibbs Giollespie,  Portico, ScottFraser Leaders, Romans, Maginie James and Hose Rhodes Dickson - will act as donation centres for their local food banks, working in partnership to support local communities.

Between April and September last year, the Trussell Trust’s food bank network provided 1.3m emergency food parcels to people in crisis. More emergency food parcels were given out during this period than ever before for this time of year. There are over 360 food banks across England and Wales. 

As part of LRG’s support, the Group will be undertaking a series of fundraising events alongside collecting donations.

LRG chief executive Peter Kavanagh says: “Across the UK, we are facing a cost of living crisis, resulting in more and more people turning to food banks for support. This new national partnership with the Trussell Trust means we can build on the results we have achieved by utilising our high street network of offices to help people in our local communities. Thereby continuing to challenge the structural issues that pull people into poverty to ensure the people of tomorrow will never need to use a food bank.

“We’ve been delighted to support the Trussell Trust through our planning consultancy Boyer over the last 12 months, and have lots more exciting initiatives coming up nationwide.”