The  purpose of the Melksham Foodbank is to help to alleviate poverty in our  locality by providing practical short term help to a person or family in need  during the short interval between a need or problem arising and Social  Services organising the benefits. This is done by providing a food parcel  containing sufficient food basics for 3 days. This will allow the person or  family concerned to concentrate on resolving their problem (in conjunction  with the appropriate agencies) without them also having to worry about their  food needs.