High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, UK - Recent Food banks across the UK are facing unprecedented pressure this winter with demand reaching near-record levels as more and more families struggle with the continuing cost-of-living crisis. Winter is peak time for food banks with the colder weather and associated energy bills adding more strain as many people are already struggling with tight finances. One charitable group looking to offer a helping hand is the 'One Can Trust' organization, which reaches 500 people a week in south Buckinghamshire just outside London. Staff at the non-governmental organization (NGO) are working hard to ensure no-one misses out on meals, while generous local people have also played their part by making much-needed donations. On top of the valuable community donations, a team of volunteers are busy packing parcels which aim to meet a variety of needs and dietary requirements. The economic woes in the UK have plunged many into financial hardship and with more people facing insecure incomes with low and stagnant wages, more are being forced to turn to food backs to alleviate the pressure. Painting a bleak national picture, Britain's largest food bank network ,the Trussell Trust, distributed more than 1.4 million emergency food parcels in the past six months alone. Campaigners say this level of food poverty can't continue and many are urging for greater action to be taken to address the growing problem. Despite the difficulties, food banks are trying their best to add some festive items to their parcels in a bid to lift the mood as Christmas approaches. Shotlist: High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, UK - Recent: 1. Various of Jo Belshaw, operations manager of One Can Trust packing food in warehouse with colleague; 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Jo Belshaw, operations manager of One Can Trust (starting with shot 1): "It's very full at the moment, we've had a very good harvest actually, the local community has supported us. It's has been amazing, actually."; 3. Volunteers working; 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Jo Belshaw, operations manager of One Can Trust: "[We have] everyday items, ranging from vegetables to cereals to beans to everything you could possibly want, three meals a day, for a week. That's what we pack in our parcels."; 5. Various of volunteers sorting canned food; 6. SOUNDBITE (English) Jo Belshaw, operations manager of One Can Trust: "We provide emergency food support for up to four weeks and then beyond that, if someone requires further support, we would repeat the cycle for as many times as necessary."; 7. Various of pedestrians, resident resting on bench, customers in front of store; UK - Recent 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Beatrice Orchard, senior policy manager, Trussell Trust (starting with shot 7): "Hunger in the UK is not a problem about access to food. It's very much an income problem. Eighty-six percent of people seeking support from food banks in the Trussell community are on incomes so low that they're unable to afford to eat and stay warm and clean at the same time."; 9. Volunteer sorting food in warehouse; 10. SOUNDBITE (English) Beatrice Orchard, senior policy manager, Trussell Trust (starting with shot 9): "We need to see change. There are appalling levels of hunger and hardship in our communities right across the UK and that's not something we want to accept, because we know change is possible."; 11. Various of special sweets, puddings for Christmas; 12. SOUNDBITE (English) Jo Belshaw, operations manager of One Can Trust: "So, they're going to get some Christmas puddings and mince pies, and some chocolates and nuts and all sorts of lovely things. Because numbers will rise and they won't necessarily have money, those families, to put all those extra lovely goodies on the table for their families. So hopefully we can do that for people."; 13. Various of volunteers loading food on van. [Restriction - No access Chinese mainland]