Wolves head coach Nuno Espirito Santo has donated £250, 000 to help tackle poverty in Wolverhampton through a scheme known as Feed Our Pack, Inside Sports.
The project, whose objective is to reduce the effects of food poverty and support residents of the city affected by the coronavirus outbreak.
“Wolves Foundation today launched Feed Our Pack, an initial £500,000 project that aims to help reduce the effects of food poverty and support residents of Wolverhampton who have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic,” the club said in a statement.
“The project, which will run for an initial three-years, has been made possible by a £250,000 grant from the Premier League PFA Community Fund and a generous personal donation of £250,000 from Wolves head coach Nuno Espirito Santo,” it added.
The club also stated that the scheme [Feed Our Pack] will support selected foodbanks in the city to help increase the amount of food distributed to meet demand and will aim to combat holiday hunger by providing a programme of food, sport and education to local children during school holidays.
The Wolves boss had expressed his delight with the project; saying it was an opportunity to show his appreciation to the fans who have been ‘fantastic’ to him since he arrived the city.
Nuno said: “Wolves fans and the people of Wolverhampton have been fantastic to me since I arrived here almost four years ago, and I wanted to give something back and help the people who are struggling during the pandemic.
“When you live in a city, you see and hear how people have been affected, but it is also a great city where people help and support each other and this is a really important project from the Wolves Foundation.
“Together we are stronger and I hope our supporters will want to join in and make sure we look after those people in our community who need it most during these really difficult times.”
Wolves executive chairman Jeff Shi said: “I am impressed and very proud of the Wolves Foundation for their commitment and dedication to helping the community during the pandemic and in launching Feed Our Pack.
“It is also fantastic to see Nuno has been moved to add his personal support and contribution to help give the project a really strong start.
“Moving forward, we now hope that many others will be encouraged to become involved and add their support however they can so the Foundation are able to be there for the people in Wolverhampton who have been so badly affected over the last year.”
