{"id":39,"date":"2018-02-23T12:13:45","date_gmt":"2018-02-23T12:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edinburghfoodproject.org\/who-we-are\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T11:17:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T11:17:26","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edinburghfoodproject.org\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Who We Are"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"39\" class=\"elementor elementor-39\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33a79095 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33a79095\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b7194dc\" data-id=\"b7194dc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3706530d\" data-id=\"3706530d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-537de1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"537de1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHO WE ARE<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6395fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6395fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><i>\u201cThe foodbank was there when we really needed it, it was an absolute lifeline.\u201d<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4788e5dc\" data-id=\"4788e5dc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2dbed9a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2dbed9a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c54645a\" data-id=\"c54645a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd452ba elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dd452ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/edinburghfoodproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Picture1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1799\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edinburghfoodproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Picture1.jpg 624w, https:\/\/edinburghfoodproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Picture1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ca627b\" data-id=\"1ca627b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42fd904 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42fd904\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OUR MISSION\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-432499d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"432499d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dff22f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8dff22f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our mission is to provide food and everyday essentials, support, and advice, while working with individuals, communities, and partners to address the root causes of poverty.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-92a5c23\" data-id=\"92a5c23\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a256f8 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3a256f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/edinburghfoodproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Picture3-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1801\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edinburghfoodproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Picture3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edinburghfoodproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Picture3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edinburghfoodproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Picture3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edinburghfoodproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Picture3-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/edinburghfoodproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Picture3.jpg 1560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d6c60ea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d6c60ea\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f20a204\" data-id=\"f20a204\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2294c75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2294c75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/edinburghfoodproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Untitled-1024x682.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2554\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edinburghfoodproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Untitled-1024x682.png 1024w, https:\/\/edinburghfoodproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Untitled-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/edinburghfoodproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Untitled-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/edinburghfoodproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Untitled.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0c44fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"d0c44fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h5 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Our Objectives and Aims<\/h5><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Edinburgh Food Project was established in 2012\nto provide an emergency food provision, we now also works to break the cycle of\nfood poverty through our More Than Food (MTF) programme.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22ecf7d elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"22ecf7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/edinburghfoodproject.org\/our-objectives-and-aims\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bce40d9\" data-id=\"bce40d9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5250bb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5250bb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/edinburghfoodproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Untitled-1024x682.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2555\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edinburghfoodproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Untitled-1024x682.png 1024w, https:\/\/edinburghfoodproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Untitled-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/edinburghfoodproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Untitled-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/edinburghfoodproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Untitled.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c17baf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"c17baf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h5 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Our Team<\/h5><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Edinburgh Food Project has a volunteer Trustee board, a small staff team\nand a huge team of volunteers.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80b8dac elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"80b8dac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/edinburghfoodproject.org\/our-team\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3dca23c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3dca23c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f58b4c4\" data-id=\"f58b4c4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7fa0e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d7fa0e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/edinburghfoodproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Untitled-1024x682.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2556\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edinburghfoodproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Untitled-1024x682.png 1024w, https:\/\/edinburghfoodproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Untitled-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/edinburghfoodproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Untitled-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/edinburghfoodproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Untitled.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66bbc4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"66bbc4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h5 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Our Projects <\/h5><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Edinburgh Food Project run 3 main projects: Foodbanks, More Than\nFood and the Money Advice Service.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cc0961 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0cc0961\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/edinburghfoodproject.org\/what-we-do\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-31ca30b\" data-id=\"31ca30b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-238cce3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"238cce3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" src=\"https:\/\/edinburghfoodproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/The_Trussell_Trust_logo-300x191.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1808\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edinburghfoodproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/The_Trussell_Trust_logo-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/edinburghfoodproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/The_Trussell_Trust_logo.png 494w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00d7c15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"00d7c15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h5 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Our Affliliations<\/h5><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Edinburgh Food Project is a member of the\nTrussell Trust.\n\u200b<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9ee480 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e9ee480\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5990f1a elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5990f1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trussell.org.uk\/\" 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