Heartless thieves steal toys and games meant for deprived children from foodbank

Thieves stole toys and games which were to be given to more than 100 deprived children from a foodbank. L'chaim Foodbank had to cancel their latest distribution of children's toys and games that help keep deprived stay-at-home kids busy.

CCTV footage taken by the charitable organisation showed three men approaching the building with a black car. The ‘brazen’ group broke in and took 12 big cases of toys and games.

The Singleton Road site does this as part of their services to keep children entertained and stimulated during the long summer holidays in the Salford, Bury and Manchester areas.

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These toys and educational games have been ‘a lifesaver’, particularly when parents have to work long hours with no time or money for trips, the food bank explained. Hundreds of local children benefit from this scheme on a regular basis.

Yisroel Cohen, co-founder of the foodbank, said: “One of the volunteers who was collecting the box of toys while we were setting up said there was none left. I was really shocked because this was in the middle of the day.

“There is a school on the premises and normally there are a lot of people coming and going during the day. When I checked the CCTV it showed that these men had broken in and taken the toys.

“Everything came to a standstill as a result. There is nothing left for the children.

“Around 160 children missed out because of this. The toys and games keep them occupied and it also gives them a boost.”

Mr Cohen explained that there has been a rise in demand for their services in recent weeks that is starting to match the peak during the Covid pandemic. People are needing food, clothes,