Families with two partners working and families with adult children receiving food parcels from support services in Co Roscommon
Often a hefty electricity bill or an empty oil tank means there is nothing left in the kitty that week for food shopping.
The current cost of motor fuel is also changing lives. “Apart from the cost of getting to and from work, parents whose children are involved in the GAA are questioning whether they can actually afford to bring a child along to a match. Roscommon is a long county so they might not be able to afford to drive to some games,” she says.
Volunteers and staff at the Co Roscommon family resource centre are at pains to reassure people who feel bad about receiving food parcels. “As they put it they feel bad at having to “resort” to it, but we tell them we are here for them whenever they need us, whether that’s once a week or a fortnight or monthly. It is nothing to be embarrassed about,” says McFadden.
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