Mamadou Sakho and Christian Benteke visited the Brixton & Norwood Food Bank on Tuesday, to deliver donations from club staff and players ahead of the festive season. The food bank is expecting to distribute up to 700 Christmas parcels to individuals and families in crisis this holiday.
The food bank is just four miles from Selhurst Park, and has recently expanded to act as a ‘hub’ for several food banks south of the river Thames. In this food bank alone, volunteers have fed nearly 7,000 people since April – providing three days of nutritionally-balanced emergency food, and also offering support for the crises that their visitors are facing.