Is there anywhere I can get free food? A financial struggling student needs help
Ashamed that I'm having to do this. I'm a poor international student who studied in Manchester sponsored by an organisation in my home country. This is my final year in Manchester, and I will go back home this July upon my graduation. Everything is ok in Manchester until the war happens in Iran rising up the fuel price. I haven't booked the flight yet, but I realised the flight ticket price is rising up insanely to almost a grand. This causes a huge burden for me, and I started eating only a meal a day just to save money to stay alive after booking my flight. I tried to ask help from my sponsor, unfortunately they also have no more funding for my "extra expenses". I'm already on part-time job up to maximum 20 hours a week (the UK Student visa holders maximum working hours) to pay my rent and bills, but I think I need to stop part-time jobs soon in May to focus on my final exams as well.
I have searched local food banks but I don't know if I qualify since I'm an international student. I have never faced this kind of thing before. Does anybody know if any place where I won't need a referral or to be on a certain type of benefit?
I really wish to get help, like getting free food. Not expect to get any high quality food, just something edible stuff to let me survive before I can graduate to go back home.