Diane and David Rowsell were looking forward to spending more time with the grandchildren. Then they discovered how many of their neighbours in York were going hungry
that she and husband David, 64, started in 2020. “It wasn’t like we sat at home thinking: ‘What can we do with our lives now?’”
, David started strategising with the school headteacher: “I said: ‘What are we going to do about this?’” At the last minute, the local council stepped in to fund free holiday meals but a seed had been planted, leaving David and Diane pondering the wider issue of local food poverty. “It was evident there was a need for food support within the area,” says Diane.
The school offered premises, and a local food bank promised a delivery to get them started; the group recruited volunteers and the project took shape. They chose the name, The Collective Sharehouse, rather than “food bank”, to reflect the fact that the project would meet not only the need for local food support, but also the pressing desire many expressed to do something meaningful at a time of crisis. “It’s like an exchange, rather than a bank,” says David.
It is complex, challenging work and some sessions, and clients’ stories, are desperately difficult. “None of us are specialists,” Diane says. “We learned from the ground upwards.” Welcoming a client for the first time is often one of the hardest moments. “Having to sit with somebody new and let it unfold – it’s very raw.” The Sharehouse has regulars, but other people fall off the radar, leaving Diane to wonder what has happened.
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