PUBLIC INFORMATION PAGES FROM CAMDEN COUNCIL

Camden Council and Age UK Camden will be piloting a service to deliver 600 food packages a week to Camden residents who are housebound and are not able to purchase food.

This pilot will help residents approaching a food crisis – when there’s two days’ worth of food at home or less – to access food.

The emergency package will contain milk, bread, butter, eggs, biscuits, tea, coffee, tinned food, cereal, toilet roll and soap, and will be available to residents who meet the above criteria, regardless of age.

Camden Council will support this by providing Age UK Camden with £20,000 funding, drivers and vehicles and an initial six Camden staff, redeployed form Camden’s libraries.

Nikki Morris, CEO at Age UK Camden, said “We are very pleased to be working with Camden Council to ensure those most in need receive essential everyday supplies during this crisis. Since mid-March, we have been providing emergency support packs to local older people experiencing a shortage of food and last week delivered 200 emergency food packages within 72 hours. There is a very real need for support in our community which can only be solved by effective partnerships.”

Camden residents who meet the criteria can get a food package by:

• A direct referral to the service from Age UK or Camden Council
• By calling Age UK on 020 7837 3777
• By calling Camden Council on 020 7974 4444 (option 9)

Age UK Camden are also offering:

• An information and advice hotline, telephone befriending and counselling services, to help older people find someone to speak with while they remain isolated. Call 020 7837 3777 for more information.
• A new virtual book club, open to everyone. Go to org.uk/camden/activities-and-events/book-club to find out more and sign up.
• St Pancras Old Church and Age UK Camden musicians will be live streaming their recitals so people can access them remotely. To watch go to facebook.com/ageukcamden

Visit www.ageuk.org.uk/camden to find out how you can help support the borough’s most vulnerable residents.