Last October, students at the Universities of Manchester Catholic Chaplaincy launched a food bank. Here the chaplain, Tim Byron, explains the effect this has on their education and formation“For I was hungry and you gave me food.” Reflecting on the experience of the first six months of the only student-run food bank in Britain, those words from Matthew 25 cut to the heart of the matter. It also happens to be part of the mission statement for the Trussell Trust, which runs the largest network of food banks in the country.Our food bank, which runs from Manchester Universities’ Catholic Chaplaincy, was born out of the experience of a vibrant student Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) group. Currently it makes soup runs five nights a week, and it was from that experience of